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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Levine, Robert M. History of Brazil. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999 (OCoLC)607449597 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert M Levine |
| ISBN: | 0313303908 9780313303906 |
| OCLC Number: | 40857131 |
| Description: | xviii, 208 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | An earthly paradise -- Early Brazil (1500-1822) -- Independence and empire (1822-1889) -- The republic (1889-1930) -- The Vargas era (1930-1954) -- Dictatorship and democracy (1954-1998) -- Political culture -- Social and economic realities -- Notable people in the history of Brazil. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood histories of the modern nations. |
| Responsibility: | Robert M. Levine. |
Abstract:
An introduction to the history of Brazil from its origins to the 1990s. The history unfolds in narrative chronological chapters from the Portuguese conquest to the democratically elected government under Cardoso. It also contains biographical sketches of 40 prominent Brazilians.
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?Designed as a general introduction to the exceptionally complex nation of Brazil, Levine's book more than meets this challenge....Levine's political anaylsis of the rocky road to democracy is insightful, clear, and up-to-the-minute; his social analysis is equally strong....will be very useful for introductory purposes and as a general reference.?-Choice Read more...
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