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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... women could not press charges against their husbands for physical abuse unless the husband gave his consent . The 1970s saw raised feminist consciousness about women's role in Brazilian life . Most feminist writers , however , were ...
... women has traditionally depended on social class , and it continues to do so . Elite women now enter professional careers in higher proportions than in the United States or Europe . Affluent women lead modern , comfortable lives . Among ...
... women's issues are explored in Sonia E. Alvarez , Engendering Democracy in Brazil : Women's Movements in Transition ( Prince- ton , NJ : Princeton Univ . Press , 1990 ) ; Susan K. Besse's Restructuring Pa- triarchy : The Modernization ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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