Brazil
An Economic and Social History from Early Man to the 21st Century
- Authors:
- Herbert S. Klein, Columbia University, New York
- Francisco Vidal Luna, Universidade de São Paulo
- Date Published: November 2023
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781009391979
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This book is the first modern survey of the economic and social history of Brazil from early man to today. Drawing from a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data, it provides a comprehensive overview of the major developments that defined the evolution of Brazil. Beginning with the original human settlements in pre-Colombian society, it moves on to discuss the Portuguese Empire and colonization, specifically the importance of slave labor, sugar, coffee, and gold in shaping Brazil's economic and societal development. Finally, it analyzes the revolutionary changes that have occurred in the past half century, transforming Brazil from a primarily rural and illiterate society to an overwhelmingly urban, literate, and industrial one. Sweeping and influential, Herbert S. Klein and Francisco Vidal Luna's synthesis is the first of its kind on Brazil.
Read more- Uses economic and social history to create a unique perspective of the evolution of Brazil
- Provides a comprehensive survey of the major developments in Brazilian history
- Draws from an impressive range of qualitative and quantitative data
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‘This book is essential reading for any social scientist working on Brazil; an up to date, data-based history emphasizing demography and economy from earliest times to the present that does not avoid discussion of the social and political implications of that nation’s history and its emergence as a global power.’ Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University
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- Date Published: November 2023
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781009391979
- length: 392 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.56kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The setting – climate and soils of Brazil
2. The peopling of Brazil to 1700
3. The colonial economy and society
4. The nineteenth-century economy
5. The nineteenth-century society
6: Industrialization and urbanization
7. Liberalization and globalization
Bibliography
Index.
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