The History of BrazilBloomsbury Academic, 30. nov 1999 - 208 pages Brazil is a vast, complex country with great potential but an uneven history. This engaging study will introduce readers to the history of Brazil from its origins to today. It emphasizes current issues and problems, including the country's return to democracy after more than two decades of harsh military rule and the economic consequences of adopting free-market policies as part of the creation of the global marketplace. Levine, a noted Brazilianist, explains the legacy of slavery on race relations, the stubborn persistence of barriers to upward mobility, and the characteristics of Brazil's exuberant culture. The author draws not only from a broad array of traditional sources but from oral histories and postings on the Internet. |
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... industrial enter- prises , especially in textiles , processed foods , and building materials . Most of the industrial workforce was made of women , who toiled not only in cloth factories and as seamstresses but in the informal economy ...
... industrial workers ( industrial wages rose 60 percent between 1939 and 1975 ) but a decline in real wages and living conditions for unskilled workers , the vast majority . NOTES 1. Gabriel Bolaffi , " Para uma nova política habitacional ...
... industrial production to agriculture , has pro- duced a boom economy - and booming profits . It has not , however , increased significantly the number of jobs , since new factories rely in- creasingly on robotics and computers ; agro ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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