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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... followed a different pattern . They estab- lished fortified trading centers , because they did not intend to found settlements . From their coastal outposts they traded in African slaves in collaboration with Arab merchants , wresting ...
... followed in 1755 by economic decrees that in- tegrated the outlying regions , especially the northern captaincies , into the transatlantic trading system . GOLD , SMUGGLING , AND FUGITIVE SLAVES The new century saw modest growth in ...
... followed generations - old fault lines in the state elite and was resolved by the end of the 1890s . The richer , more populous states , Minas Gerais and São Paulo , domi- nated the political system , alternating control of the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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