Publication

2003-10-15 - Palgrave Macmillan

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL8400184M
  • ISBN-139781403962553
  • ISBN-101403962553
  • OCLC Control Number60856562
  • LibraryThing7120021
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  • Goodreads1297231
  • WikidataQ124351459

Classifications

  • LCC

Description

"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.

First Sentence

"In primeval times, South America was locked together with Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and India in a ""supercontinent"" that for 300 million years circled the South Pole in perpetual cold."

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