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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... lived under the banner of laissez - faire , rejecting the notion that government should interfere with the " natural " course of things , and establishing effective social discrimination against the masses of the population lacking in ...
... lived on the vast central plateau ; they may have been descended from peoples who are known to have lived in Minas Gerais more than ten thousand years earlier . It is speculated that they may have been remnants of peo- ples dispersed by ...
... lived as renters or sharecroppers under miserable conditions , re- tained a certain freedom of movement and a grudging spirit of self- reliance . Before 1893 , few outsiders passed through the Bahian sertão except en route to the São ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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