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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... late 1950s . Its northern end , the Pantanal region , is a large but shrinking environment of pristine natural flora and fauna , and In- dian reservations . It is the world's largest wetland , home to legions of rare and endangered ...
... late nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Europe and North America . Many fretted about what would happen to former slaves as they aged : the 1890s , in fact , saw may states enact vagrancy laws designed to permit officials to jail or ...
... late 1920s . The number of eligible voters rose from 1,291,548 in 1912 to 2,659,221 in 1934 , reflecting the addition of women to the pool , but there were no direct national elections to the presidency or the federal legislature during ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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