{"product_id":"brazil-and-the-quiet-intervention-1964-paperback-softback-9780292729506","title":"Brazil and the Quiet Intervention, 1964 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292729506","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBrazil and the Quiet Intervention, 1964\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhyllis R. Parker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292729506\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 1979\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e162 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 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\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e When the Brazilian military overthrew President JoÃo Goulart in 1964, American diplomats characterized the coup as a \"100 percent Brazilian movement.\" It has since become apparent, largely through government documents declassified during the course of research for this book, that the United States had an invisible but pervasive part in the coup. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Relying principally on documents from the Johnson and Kennedy presidential libraries, Phyllis Parker unravels the events of the coup in fascinating detail. The evidence she presents is corroborated by interviews with key participants. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e U.S. interference in the Goulart regime began when normal diplomatic pressure failed to produce the desired enthusiasm from him for the Alliance of Progress. Political and economic manipulations also proving ineffective, the United States stood ready to back a military takeover of Brazil's constitutional democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e U.S. operation \"Brother Sam\" involved shipments of petroleum, a naval task force, and tons of arms and ammunition in preparation for intervention during the 1964 coup. When the Brazilian military gained control without calling on the ready assistance, U.S. policy makers immediately accorded recognition to the new government and set in motion plans for economic support. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Gaucho Becomes President \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Two New Ambassadors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Two Omens for the Future \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Brazil’\u003cbr\u003es Independent Foreign Policy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Domestic Scene \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Presidents Meet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Return to Brazil \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Parliamentary Crisis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e October Elections \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Goulart Salutes the Yankee Victory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Special Emissary from the President \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Presidential Powers Restored \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Economic Stabilization for Assistance: The Bell-Dantas Agreement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Goulart Administration Drifts to the Left \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A New Administration in Washington \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Military Conspiracies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Beginning of the End \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e U.S. Activities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Political Perspectives on U.S. Economic Assistance to Brazil \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Sources \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520710242584,"sku":"9780292729506","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/brazil-and-the-quiet-intervention-1964-paperback-softback-9780292729506","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}