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The Brazil reader
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University Press Duke |
Bordering all but two of South America's other nations and by far Latin America's largest country, Brazil differs linguistically, historically, and culturally from Spanish America. Its indigenous peo… |
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Starting over
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Albert Fishlow |
"Explains how the changes that Brazil has undergone over the last twenty years have transformed the social, political, economic, and diplomatic realms in that country and will affect its future, and … |
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Brazil
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Annabel Savery |
"Introduces readers to Natalia, who lives in Brazil. Describes Brazil's landscape, weather, family life, food, and national holidays. Includes a fast facts page on Brazil's population, geography, and… |
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Tropical multiculturalism
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Robert Stam |
Summary:Examines discourses on race and ethnicity as played out in Brazilian Cinema from 1898 to the present. Cultural, historical, political, and religious themes are treated in a discussion of the … |
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Early Brazil
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Stuart B. Schwartz |
"Early Brazil presents a collection of original sources, many published for the first time in English and some never before published in any language, that illustrates the process of conquest, coloni… |
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Intimate ironies
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Brian Philip Owensby |
"Superb analysis of middle-class mentalities in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 1920-50. Describes emergence of middle class, then argues that its members rejected political parties and leaders, but e… |
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History of Brazil
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Robert Southey |
"Robert Southey (1774-1843), Romantic poet and friend of Coleridge, was poet laureate from 1813 to 1843. As well as being distinguished in verse, he also produced successful historical works and was … |
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Brazil
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Elizabeth Weitzman |
An overview of Brazil, emphasing its cultural aspects. |
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Pele, soccer superstar
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Louis Sabin |
A biography of Pelé, the Brazilian soccer star who has achieved international notoriety because of his athletic achievements. |
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The lost colony of the Confederacy
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Eugene C. Harter |
The first book to focus upon the immigration of Southerners to Brazil after the Civil War. The author is the descendant of Confederates who took part in the great Confederate migration in the 1860s. … |
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Brazil
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Christopher Richard |
Introduces the geography, history, culture, and lifestyles of Brazil. |
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Brazil's second chance
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Lincoln Gordon |
"Brazilians have always envisioned for their nation a future of greatness on the world stage. Now, after two centuries of independent statehood, Brazil appears to be making great strides toward first… |
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