Brazil
Empire and Republic, 1822–1930

Leslie Bethell (Edited by)

9780521368377, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 May 1989

362 pages
23 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm, 0.605 kg

The complete Cambridge History of Latin America presents a large-scale authoritative survey of Latin America's unique historical experience from the first contact between Indians and Europeans at the end of the fifteenth century to the present day. Brazil: Empire and Republic, 1822–1930 is a selection of five chapters from volumes III and IV - three on the Empire (1822–89) and two on the First Republic (1889–1930) - brought together to provide a continuous history of Brazil from independence in 1822 to the Revolution of 1930. A chapter on the separation of Brazil from Portugal (1808–22) forms an introduction to the volume and a link with Colonial Brazil, a collection of chapters drawn from volumes I and II of the Cambridge History of Latin America. Bibliography essays are included for all chapters. The book will be a valuable text for both teachers and students of Latin American history.

Introduction: from colony to Empire
1. The independence of Brazil Leslie Bethell
Part I. Empire (1822–89): 2. 1822–1870 Leslie Bethell and Jose Murilo de Carvalho
3. 1850–1870 Richard Graham
4. 1870–1889 Emilia Viotti da Costa
Part II. First Republic (1889–1930): 5. Economy Warren Dean
6. Society and politics Boris Fausto
Bibliographical essays
Index.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]