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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... police headquarters and scoured for communistic books ; quan- tities of Cuban and Russian textbooks , scientific publications , and works of ideological propaganda were seized . The definition of " communistic " was very broad : it was ...
... Police agencies are divided into two divisions - civil , whose members function as detectives , and uniformed , or " military " police , who maintain order . In past decades state police forces have committed numerous human rights ...
... police and soldiers more than petty thieves and robbers . Police income has always been supplemented by shakedowns and extortion . When bystanders videotaped a police roadblock extorting money from motorists in the São Paulo suburb of ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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