Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index. |
Summary |
Annotation A study of Brazil during a critical formative period which illuminates the causes of her special historical development within Latin America. Professor Maxwell analyzes the shifting relationships between Portugal, England and Brazil during the second half of the 18th Century. Through his study, Professor Maxwell is concerned with the social, economic and political significance of the events he describes. An important part of this work is a study of the Minas Conspiracy of 1788-89. |
Contents |
BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; MAPS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; 1. DISPOSITIONS; 2. CHANGE; 3. DIVERGENCE; 4. CONFRONTATION; 5. CONSPIRACY; 6. SKULDUGGERY; 7. CRISIS; 8. COMPROMISE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Revolution (Minas Gerais, Brazil : 1789) |
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Brazil -- History -- 1763-1822.
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Brazil. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
1763-1822 |
Subject |
Brazil -- Relations -- Portugal.
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Relations. |
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Portugal. |
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Portugal -- Relations -- Brazil.
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Brazil -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
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Minas Gerais (Brazil) -- History -- Revolution, 1789.
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Portugal -- Foreign relations.
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International relations. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Maxwell, Kenneth, 1941-
Conflicts and conspiracies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Maxwell, Kenneth, 1941- Conflicts & conspiracies. New York : Routledge, 2004 (DLC) 2004001858 |
ISBN |
0203312635 (electronic book) |
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9780203312636 (electronic book) |
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9786610240449 |
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6610240442 |
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9780415949880 |
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0415949882 |
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9780415949897 |
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0415949890 |
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0415949882 (Paper) |
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0415949890 (Paper) |
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