UID:
almafu_9959227946502883
Format:
1 online resource (176 p.)
ISBN:
0-8047-8369-1
Content:
This short book brings to life a unique and spectacular set of events in Latin American history. In November 1910, shortly after the inauguration of Brazilian President Hermes da Fonseca, ordinary sailors killed several officers and seized control of major new combat vessels, including two of the most powerful battleships ever produced, and commenced bombing Rio de Janeiro. The mutineers, led by an Afro-Brazilian and mostly black themselves, demanded greater rights-above all the abolition of flogging in the Brazilian navy, the last Western navy to tolerate it. This form of torture was clo
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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The marvelous city and the new navy -- The rebellion and its resolution -- The leaders and their motives -- The second revolt and its consequences -- Past and present.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8047-8109-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8047-8106-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780804783699
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