Quebra-Quilos and Peasant Resistance - Peasants, Religion, and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil (Paperback)

In 1874 and 1875, Brazilian peasants in the Northeastern region of Brazil rose up in rebellion, destroying the weights and measures of the new metric system implemented by the government from Rio de Janeiro. The authorities quickly dubbed this the Quebra-Quilos or the 'Break the Scales' uprising. Richardson's analysis of the uprising explores its underlying causes: increased taxes, rising costs of foodstuffs, the forced implementation of this new metric system, fear of being drafted into the military and, finally, the imprisonment of two of the leading bishops in Brazil, known as the Religious Question. Quebra-Quilos and Peasant Resistance explores the complicated, multi-faceted uprising. The book covers the causes and results of an economy gone awry, governmental attempts at modernization, and the inevitable nineteenth-century conflicts over church-state relations.

General

Imprint:	University Press of America
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	December 2010
Authors:	Kim Richardson
Dimensions:	232 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	170
ISBN-13:	978-0-7618-5305-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN:	0-7618-5305-7
Barcode:	9780761853053

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