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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... tion of the lower classes , most members of which were men , women , and children of mixed race or descendants of former slaves transported from Africa . Neither the imperial aristocracy ( which included men granted the titles of duke ...
... tion of young men , for example , but virtually no youths from affluent families ever serve in the armed forces . Inherited from the corporatist period of the 1930s and earlier , privileges and exemptions and categories of special ...
... tion from Third World to First World status . Protectionism has resulted in what consumers wryly call the custo Brasil — a situation in which prod- ucts cost more in Brazil and are of lesser quality . Affluent Brazilians for years have ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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