| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xxvi, 761 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [603]-699) and index. |
| Note |
Originally published: Brasil: uma Biografia : Companhia das Letras, Brazil, 2015. |
| Language |
Translated from Portuguese. |
| Contents |
Introduction : "Brazil is just nearby" -- First came the name, and then the land called Brazil -- The sugar civilization : bitter for the many, sweet for a few -- Tit for tat : slavery and the naturalization of violence -- Gold! -- Revolt, conspiracy and sedition in the tropical paradise -- Ship ahoy! a court at sea -- Dom João and his court in the tropics -- The father leaves, the son remains -- Independence habemus : instability in the First empire -- Regencies, or the sound of silence -- The second reign : at last, a nation in the tropics -- The end of the monarchy in Brazil -- The first republic : the people take to the streets -- Samba, malandragem, authoritarianism : the birth of modern Brazil -- Yes, we have democracy! -- The 1950s and 1960s : bossa- nova, democracy and underdevelopment -- On a knife edge : dictatorship, opposition and resistance -- On the path to democracy : the transition to civilian power and the ambiguities and legacy of the military dictatorship -- Conclusion : history is not arithmetic. |
| Summary |
Draws on research in the areas of history, anthropology, political science, and economics to describe the history of Brazil, from European colonization in the seventeenth century to the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Subject |
Brazil -- Civilization.
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Brazil -- History.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Brazil. (OCoLC)fst01206830
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HISTORY / Latin America / South America.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies.
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TRAVEL / South America / Brazil.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Starling, Heloisa Maria Murgel, author.
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| Added Title |
Brasil. English
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| ISBN |
9780374280499 (hardcover) |
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0374280495 |
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