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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... trading in silver smuggled from Spanish Potosí . These new objectives led to massive numbers of new settlers from Por ... trade networks using mule trails , river and coastal shipping , and , in the nineteenth century , trains , 1 1 ...
... trade , and the successive economic cycles in which cheap labor fueled prosperity - sugar , then cacao , then mining , then coffee - encouraged Brazil's elites to hold on to the system as long as possible . The plantation owners took ...
... Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) in the aftermath of difficulties in completing the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . Each of the trading blocs lowered tariffs between member nations , promoted travel and ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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