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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... important in the waning years of the twentieth century , and for each nation we have found an author who is ... important historical events , making it easy for readers to follow the flow of a particular nation's history . Another chap ...
... important roles in towns and cities , but virtually all of them were mouth- pieces for their owners . Not until the late 1950s did some newspapers and news magazines promote investigative journalism , an activity abruptly curtailed by ...
... important changes was the adoption of electronic voting , computerized devices that flash pictures of the presidential , gubernatorial , and senatorial candidates on a screen for voter selection . Experimentation with this method in the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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