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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... nineteenth century , exports had grown by more than fifteen times . Most coffee was raised in the region north and west of the imperial capital of Rio de Janeiro , although it was also grown in hilly parts of the Northeast and on the ...
... nineteenth century neared its end , pressures for a republican government began to mount . The political system under the Empire had always been dominated by the landholding oligarchy ; the two political parties , the Conservatives and ...
... nineteenth century , see Roderick J. Barman , Brazil The Forging of a Nation , 1798–1852 ( Stanford : Stanford Univ . Press , 1988 ) ; Leslie Beth- ell , ed . , Brazil : Empire and Republic 1822-1930 ( Cambridge : Cambridge Univ . Press ...
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An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
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