Brazil Essays on History and Politics by Leslie Bethell
Brand: Institute for Latin American Studies
Product Description
Published to mark his 80th birthday this volume consists of seven essays by Leslie Bethell on major themes in modern Brazilian history and politics Brazil and Latin America Britain and Brazil 18081914 The Paraguayan War 186470 The decline and fall of slavery 18501888 The long road to democracy Populism The failure of the Left. The essays are new but they draw on book chapters and journal articles published mainly in Portuguese and public lectures delivered in the ten years since his retirement as founding Director of the University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies in 2007. In an autobiographical Introduction Why Brazil Professor Bethell describes how from the most unlikely of backgrounds he became a historian of Brazil and how he came to devote much of his long academic career to the promotion and development of Brazilian studies in UK and to a lesser extent US universities. Leslie Bethell is one of the few great Brazilianists as foreign scholars of Brazil are called of his and subsequent generations. Brazilianists engage in scholarship that has breadth and depth illuminate Brazil as an object of study asking the most important questions that can be asked about the country and give voice to Brazilian experiences and perspectives. Leslie Bethell has done these things during his long career and he continues to do so as this collection of his recent essays on Brazilian history and politics demonstrates. Anthony Pereira Director Brazil Institute Kings College Londonshow more
Condition : New
Author : Leslie Bethell
Weight : 437.51
Publisher : Institute For Latin American Studies
Language : English
EAN : 9781908857545
ISBN10 : 1908857544
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : NA
Place of Publication : London United Kingdom
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 152 X 229 X 12.7mm