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'Published to mark his 80th birthday, this volume consists of seven essays by Leslie Bethell on major themes in modern Brazilian history and politics: Brazil and Latin America; Britain and Brazil (1808-1914); The Paraguayan War (1864-70); The decline and fall of slavery (1850-88); The long road...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bethell, Leslie (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, [2018]
Subjects:
Bethell, Leslie.
Brazil > Politics and government.
Brazil > History.
Brésil > Politique et gouvernement.
Brésil > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > World > Caribbean & Latin American.
Politics and government.
Brazil.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Why Brazil? An autobiographical fragment, page 1
  • 1. Brazil and Latin America, page 19
  • 2. Britain and Brazil (1808-1914), page 57
  • 3. The Paraguayan War (1864-70), page 93
  • 4. The decline and fall of slavery in Brazil (1850-88), page 113
  • 5. The long road to democracy in Brazil, page 147
  • 6. Populism in Brazil, page 175
  • 7. The failure of the Left in Brazil, page 195.