Research Catalog

Title

The Brazil reader : history, culture, politics / James N. Green, Victoria Langland, and Lilia Moritz Schwarcz, editors.

Publication

• Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Green, James Naylor, 1951-
• Langland, Victoria
• Schwarcz, Lilia Moritz

Description

xv, 586 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 25 cm.

Summary

"From the first encounters between the Portuguese and indigenous peoples in 1500 to the current political turmoil, the history of Brazil is much more complex and dynamic than the usual representations of it as the home of Carnival, soccer, the Amazon, and samba would suggest. This extensively revised and expanded second edition of the best-selling Brazil Reader dives deep into the past and present of a country marked by its geographical vastness and cultural, ethnic, and environmental diversity. Containing over one hundred selections--many of which appear in English for the first time and which range from sermons by Jesuit missionaries and poetry to political speeches and biographical portraits of famous public figures, intellectuals, and artists--this collection presents the lived experience of Brazilians from all social and economic classes, racial backgrounds, genders, and political perspectives over the past half millennium. Whether outlining the legacy of slavery, the roles of women in Brazilian public life, or the importance of political and social movements, The Brazil Reader provides an unparalleled look at Brazil's history, culture, and politics."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

The Latin America readers

Uniform Title

Latin America readers.

Subjects

• Civilization
• Politics and government
• History
• Brazil > Politics and government
• Brazil > Civilization
• Brazil > History

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Conquest and colonial rule, 1500-1579 -- Sugar and slavery in the Atlantic world, 1580-1694 -- Gold and the new colonial order, 1695-1807 -- The Portuguese royal family in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821 -- From independence to the abolition of the slave trade, 1822-1850 -- Coffee, the empire, and abolition, 1851-1888 -- Republican Brazil and the onset of modernization, 1889-1929 -- Getúlio Vargas, the Estado Novo, and World War II, 1930-1945 -- Democratic governance and developmentalism, 1946-1964 -- The generals in power and the fight for democracy, 1964-1985 -- Redemocratization and the new global economy, 1985-present.

Call Number

JFE 19-5187

ISBN

• 9780822370925
• 0822370921
• 9780822371076
• 0822371073

LCCN

2018023531

OCLC

1039213038

Title

The Brazil reader : history, culture, politics / James N. Green, Victoria Langland, and Lilia Moritz Schwarcz, editors.

Publisher

Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Edition

Second edition, revised and updated.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The Latin America readers

Latin America readers.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Green, James Naylor, 1951- editor.

Langland, Victoria, editor.

Schwarcz, Lilia Moritz, editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Brazil reader. Second edition, revised and updated / edited by James N. Green, Victoria Langland, and Lilia Moritz Schwarcz. Durham : Duke University Press, 2018 9780822371793 (DLC) 2018026379

Research Call Number

JFE 19-5187