| Edition |
Second edition. |
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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (22 entries) : 52 images ; digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- 1. Land and people before and after Portuguese exploration (prehistory to 1530) -- 2. Portuguese colony (1530-1800) -- 3. Society in early Brazil: slavery, patriarchy, and the church (1530-1889) -- 4. From colony to republic (1800-1889) -- 5. Constructing a nation of free laborers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- 6. Society and politics in the first republic (1890-1930) -- 7. From Getulio Vargas to the military coup (1930-1964) -- 8. From military dictatorship to democracy (1964-2002) -- 9. Popular culture: music, sports, television, and cinema in today's Brazil -- 10. Brazil in the twenty-first century -- Appendixes: 1. Basic facts about Brazil; 2. Chronology; 3. Bibliographic sources; 4. Suggested readings -- Index. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
A Brief History of Brazil, Second Edition offers a concise yet comprehensive account of the rich and varied story of Brazil, placing the political, economic, and cultural events of today into broad historical context. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Brazil -- History.
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Brazil. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0816077886 9780816077885 (DLC) 2009033853 xxiii, 280 pages : illustrations |
| ISBN |
9781787852679 electronic version |
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9780816077885 acid-free paper |
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0816077886 acid-free paper |
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