Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 9, Brazil Since 1930

Examines the profound political, economic, and social changes experienced by Brazil from 1930 to the present day.

List of contents

Part I. Politics: 1. Politics in Brazil under Vargas 1930-45 Leslie Bethell; 2. Politics in Brazil under the Liberal Republic 1945-64 Leslie Bethell; 3. Politics in Brazil under military rule 1964-85 Leslie Bethell and Celso Castro; 4. Politics in Brazil since 1985 Leslie Bethell and Jairo Nicolau; Part II: 5. The Brazilian economy 1930-80 Marcelo de Paiva Abreu; 6. The Brazilian economy 1980-94 Marcelo de Paiva Abreu; 7. The Brazilian economy since 1994: an interim assessment Marcelo de Paiva Abreu and Rogerio L. F. Werneck; 8. Brazilian society: continuity and change 1920-2000 Nelson do Valle Silva and Leslie Bethell.

About the author

Professor Leslie Bethell is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History in the University of London and an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. He was Director of the University of London Institute of Latin American Studies from 1987 to 1992 and the University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies from 1997 to 2007. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centro de Pesquisa e Documentacao de Historia Contemporanea do Brasil at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Summary

Volume 9 of the 12-volume Cambridge History of Latin America: Brazil since 1930, is the final volume to be published. It examines the profound political, economic, and social changes experienced by Brazil in the 70 years from 1930 to the present day.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Bethell, Leslie (Woodrow Wilson International Cent Bethell
• Assisted by: Leslie Bethell (Editor), Bethell Leslie (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.06.2014
• EAN: 9781107646018
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64601-8
• No. of pages: 634
• Series: The Cambridge History of Latin America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Lateinamerika : Geschichte, Latin America, HISTORY / Latin America / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards