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Brazil
Polity Histories 1. Aufl.
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13,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 09.05.2023 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781509547777 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 240 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>Brazil has long been an enigma to outsiders. Over the last two decades alone, Latin America’s largest and most populous country has been celebrated as a vibrant new democracy with a powerful economy, and derided as a nation in complete disarray heading toward the status of a failed state. </p> <p>In this vibrant and smart book, Joel Wolfe tells the story of this “incomplete nation” and its two-hundred-year-old struggle to control its vast national territory and to fashion and maintain a functioning democracy against a backdrop of intense inequality, racial discrimination, and regional rivalries. From independence to the abolition of slavery, from scarring military dictatorship to the election of President Bolsonaro – the “Tropical Trump” – and his defeat by former President Lula da Silva, the author weaves a rich portrait of a country fighting against the odds to overcome the long-standing and seemingly intractable problems that have, for most of its history, hindered national unity and development.</p>
Map<br /><br />Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms<br /><br />Acknowledgements<br /><br />Introduction<br /><br />Chapter 1: Tropical Liberalism (1840-1930)<br /><br />Chapter 2: The Failed March to Modernity (1930-1964)<br /><br />Chapter 3: Military Dictatorship (1964-1985)<br /><br />Chapter 4: Chaotic Democracy (1985-1994)<br /><br />Chapter 5: The Triumph of Social Democracy (1993-2010)<br /><br />Chapter 6: The Great Unraveling (2011-)<br /><br />Further Reading
“Wolfe deftly examines Brazil’s complicated economic and political history to explain its current opportunities and challenges. A welcome volume for the general public and specialists alike.”<br /><b>Todd Diacon, Kent State University</b><br /><br />“An important and lucid exploration of history, memory, and politics, Wolfe's fast-paced and engaging account shows how aspirations bolstered and ideology undermined Brazil’s two-hundred-year struggle to create a multicultural democracy.”<br /><b>Heather Cox Richardson, Boston College</b><br /><br />“Joel Wolfe’s excellent short history of Brazil with an emphasis on the past century is a wonderful introduction for anyone interested in this fascinating country.”<br /><b>Marshall C. Eakin, Vanderbilt University</b>
<b>Joel Wolfe</b> is Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Brazilian society and politics.
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