{"product_id":"a-tropical-belle-epoque-elite-culture-and-society-in-turn-of-the-century-rio-de-janeiro-paperback-9780521126014","title":"A Tropical Belle Epoque; Elite Culture and Society in Turn-of-the-Century Rio de Janeiro (Paperback) 9780521126014","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Tropical Belle Epoque\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eElite Culture and Society in Turn-of-the-Century Rio de Janeiro\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, originally published in 1987, is a socio-cultural analysis of a tropical belle epoque: Rio de Janeiro between 1898 and 1914.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeffrey D. Needell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521126014, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e372 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book, originally published in 1987, is a socio-cultural analysis of a tropical belle epoque: Rio de Janeiro between 1898 and 1914. It relates how the city's elite evolved from the semi-rural, slave-owning patriarchy of the coffee-port seat of a monarchy into an urbane, professional, rentier upper crust dominating the centre of a 'modernising' oligarchical republic. It explores such varied topics as architecture, literature, prostitution, urban reform, the family, secondary schools, and the salon. It evokes a milieu increasingly marked by Europe, demonstrating how French and English culture permeated the lives of elite members who adapted it to their needs and perspectives as a dominant stratum of relatively recent and varied origin. This exploration of cultural 'dependency' in a unique, cosmopolitan, fin-de-siecle urban culture will also interest those concerned with the broader questions of culture and colonialism during the high tide of European imperialism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of maps and figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e A note on Brazilian Portuguese orthography and usage\u003cbr\u003e 1. Rio de Janeiro: capital of the Brazilian nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 2. Formal institutions of the elite\u003cbr\u003e 3. The salon and the emergence of high society\u003cbr\u003e 4. Domestic institutions of the elite\u003cbr\u003e 5. The rise of consumer fetishism\u003cbr\u003e 6. The literary belle epoque in Rio: the end of the Brazilian nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: defining the elite\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006565503256,"sku":"9780521126014","price":36.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521126014i_44bfafa1-b548-4a66-a765-9e504eb0b43e.jpg?v=1691371864","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-tropical-belle-epoque-elite-culture-and-society-in-turn-of-the-century-rio-de-janeiro-paperback-9780521126014","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}