Brazil: Essays on History and Politics

Published to mark his 80th birthday, this volume consists of seven essays by Leslie Bethell on major themes in modern Brazilian history and politics: Brazil and Latin America; Britain and Brazil (1808-1914); The Paraguayan War (1864-70); The decline and fall of slavery (1850-1888); The long road to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Leslie Bethell (auth)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of London Press 2018
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419805706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Why Brazil? An autobiographical fragment, page 1
  • 1. Brazil and Latin America, page 19
  • 2. Britain and Brazil (1808-1914), page 57
  • 3. The Paraguayan War (1864-70), page 93
  • 4. The decline and fall of slavery in Brazil (1850-88), page 113
  • 5. The long road to democracy in Brazil, page 147
  • 6. Populism in Brazil, page 175
  • 7. The failure of the Left in Brazil, page 195.