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The history of Brazil

Author: Robert M Levine
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Series: Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Relatively bland historical introduction for general readers emphasizes economic development, social inequality, and apparent inability of reforms to address inequality. Begins in 1500, but more than half of volume is devoted to post-1930 Brazil and contemporary issues. Getúlio Vargas is central both as a reformist turning point in politics and as a representative enigma. Useful, but much less piquant and heartfelt  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Levine, Robert M.
History of Brazil.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999
(OCoLC)607449597
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:

"Relatively bland historical introduction for general readers emphasizes economic development, social inequality, and apparent inability of reforms to address inequality. Begins in 1500, but more than half of volume is devoted to post-1930 Brazil and contemporary issues. Getúlio Vargas is central both as a reformist turning point in politics and as a representative enigma. Useful, but much less piquant and heartfelt than author's Brazilian legacies (item #bi 00006099#)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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