Brazil has long been an enigma to outsiders. Over the last two
decades alone, Latin America’s largest and most populous country
has been celebrated as a vibrant new democracy with a powerful
economy, and derided as a nation in complete disarray heading
toward the status of a failed state.  In this vibrant
and smart book, Joel Wolfe tells the story of this “incomplete
nation” and its two-hundred-year-old struggle to control its vast
national territory and to fashion and maintain a functioning
democracy against a backdrop of intense inequality, racial
discrimination, and regional rivalries. From independence to
the abolition of slavery, from scarring military dictatorship to
the election of President Bolsonaro – the “Tropical Trump”
– and his defeat by former President Lula da Silva, the author
weaves a rich portrait of a country fighting against the odds to
overcome the long-standing and seemingly intractable problems that
have, for most of its history, hindered national unity and
development.
General
Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Polity Histories |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
Authors: |
Joel Wolfe
|
Dimensions: |
175 x 122 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-4775-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5095-4775-4 |
Barcode: |
9781509547753 |
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