Envisioning Brazil: A Guide To Brazilian Studies In The United States, 1945-2003 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0299207706 ISBN 13: 9780299207700

Casa editrice: Univ of Wisconsin Pr, 2005

Riassunto

    Envisioning Brazil is a comprehensive and sweeping assessment of Brazilian studies in the United States. Focusing on synthesis and interpretation and assessing trends and perspectives, this reference work provides an overview of the writings on Brazil by United States scholars since 1945.
    "The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States," provides an overview of Brazilian Studies in North American universities. "Perspectives from the Disciplines" surveys the various academic disciplines that cultivate Brazilian studies: Portuguese language studies, Brazilian literature, art, music, history, anthropology, Amazonian ethnology, economics, politics, and sociology. "Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies in Britain and France" places the contributions of U.S. scholars in an international perspective. "Bibliographic and Reference Sources" offers a chronology of key publications, an essay on the impact of the digital age on Brazilian sources, and a selective bibliography.

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    Marshall C. Eakin, professor of History at Vanderbilt University and the executive director of the Brazilian Studies Association, is the author and editor of several books, including: Tropical Capitalism: The Industrialization of Belo Horizonte and Brazil: The Once and Future Country.
    Paulo Roberto de Almeida, a Brazilian diplomat who has a Ph.D. in social sciences, is the author of several books on economic international relations and the diplomatic history of Brazil, including, in French, Une Histoire du Brésil: pour comprendre le Brésil contemporain and Le Mercosud: un marché commun pur L'Amérique due Sud.

    Marshall C. Eakin, professor of History at Vanderbilt University and the executive director of the Brazilian Studies Association, is the author and editor of several books, including: Tropical Capitalism: The Industrialization of Belo Horizonte and Brazil: The Once and Future Country.
    Paulo Roberto de Almeida, a Brazilian diplomat who has a Ph.D. in social sciences, is the author of several books on economic international relations and the diplomatic history of Brazil, including, in French, Une Histoire du Brésil: pour comprendre le Brésil contemporain and Le Mercosud: un marché commun pur L'Amérique due Sud.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Wisconsin Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0299207706
• ISBN 13: 9780299207700
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 515
• Redattore: Eakin Marshall C., Almeida Paulo Roberto De, Barbosa Rubens Antonio
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