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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... especially blacks , lived in poverty . The state , unlike the United States and South Africa , for example , imposed no categories of segregation or legal dis- crimination . Despite the commonness of early racism and continued in ...
... especially the influence of the French - for injecting into Bra- zil a climate of speculation and fiscal instability . Young army officers , shaken by the illiteracy of their recruits , became converts to the position that education was ...
... especially the paulistas , pres- sured their provincial governments to recruit immigrants from Europe to work as colonos , or agricultural colonists . Some 250,000 immigrants came under state or private sponsorship in the year 1882 ...
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An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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