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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... leftist admiral , Hercolino Cas- cardo , acting as surrogate for Prestes , who was believed to still be in the Soviet Union . The years 1934 and 1935 were marred by violent clashes between Integralists and leftists , with the police ...
... leftist João Goulart , won election . REFORM AND REACTION Before his inauguration , Quadros departed on an extensive trip abroad , in which one of his stops was Cuba , just a year after Castro's revolution . Journalists , who had been ...
Robert M. Levine. by the dragnet that swept up leftists after the socialist president's over- throw and death ... leftist militant movement in Brazil , and others heeded the outcry against tor- ture and state violence from the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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