Chapters of Brazil's colonial history, 1500-1800 / Capistrano de Abreu ; translated from the Portuguese by Arthur Brakel ; with a preface by Fernando A. Novais ; and an introduction by Stuart Schwartz.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location
Preface / Fernando A. Novais -- A House Built on Sand: Capistrano de Abreu and the History of Brazil / Stuart Schwartz -- 1. Indigenous Antecedents -- 2. Exotic Elements -- 3. The Discoverers -- 4. The First Conflicts -- 5. Hereditary Captaincies -- 6. Crown Captaincies -- 7. Frenchmen and Spaniards -- 8. Fighting the Dutch -- 9. The Backlands -- 10. Setting Boundaries -- 11. Three Centuries Later.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-220) and index.