ブラジル：激動の５００年（第２版） Brazil: Five Centuries of Change (Latin American Histories") （2ND）

Skidmore, Thomas E.

Oxford University Press, USA（2009/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 304 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780195374551
• DDC分類 981

基本説明

Written by the foremost expert in the field, the new edition of this vivid and engaging history of Brazil offers unparalleled coverage of the twentieth century.

Full Description

Now brought up to date in a new edition, Brazil traces the history of Brazil over the last 500 years. Considered one of the most lively and informative of it's kind, this text employs a political and economic narrative while still including relevant information on society and culture. Beginning with the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Alvares Cabral, the text covers the colonization by the Portugese in the face of Spanish, French, and Dutch competition. Itthen moves to the creation of the repubilc of Brazil, including coverage of the emergence of the coffee trade and the issue of slavery, with the resulting movement towards abolition. The twentieth century includes in-depth coverage of the revolution and Vargas's rise to power; the ensuing unstable democraticperiod and the military coups that followed; and the reemergence of democracy in 1985, concluding with the recent presidency of Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva.

Contents

PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; 1Peoples and Drams in the Making of the Colony ; 3: From Colony to Independence as a Monarchy ; 4: The Making of "Modern" Brazil ; 5: Building to a Dictatorship and World War II ; 6: Returning to Democracy, for a While ; 7: Rule of the Military ; 8: Redemocratization - New Hope, Old Problems ; 9: Brazilian Democracy Takes a New Turn: Or Does It? ; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING ; INDEX