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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... organized workers in a handful of industrial and craft trades , precipi- tating police crackdowns and deportation of many labor leaders , who for the most part were immigrants from Italy or Spain . The Brazilian communist party organized ...
... organized local groups of militants , which in early 1935 organized nationally into the National Liberation Alliance ( ANL ) , headed by a leftist admiral , Hercolino Cas- cardo , acting as surrogate for Prestes , who was believed to ...
... organized , challenging the notion that only the state could propose change . The newly legal Communist Party had established " Democratic Committees " as alternatives to official sindicatos , first in Belém and then in other cities ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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