Format:
xxvi, 761 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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24 cm
Edition:
First American edition
ISBN:
9780374280499
Uniform Title:
Brasil: uma Biografia
Content:
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
Note:
Originally published: Brasil: uma Biografia : Companhia das Letras, Brazil, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Translated from Portuguese
Language:
English
Keywords:
Brasilien
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Geschichte
