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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... United States . It is telling that in the United States , where since the Civil Rights movement government officials have at- tempted to show sensitivity to the issue of race , the category of mixed- race ( mulatto ) , included in ...
... United States . The United States of Brazil , as the nation now called itself , actually was closer to the United States as it had been under the late - eighteenth- century Articles of Confederation . Individual states retained almost ...
... United States portrayed slave owners as brutes ; in Brazil , abolitionists were more likely to ascribe savagery to slaves , whom they saw as victimized by the " barbarism " of their African ancestry . In the United States , many ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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