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A Short History Of Brazil: From Pre-Colonial Peoples to Modern Economic Miracle by Gordon Kerr (Paperback, 2014)

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A Short History of Brazil examines the events that have led to Brazil's ascendancy, looking at the indigeus peoples who populated the territory until its discovery in 1500 and chronicling the tempestuous years since, leading to the ecomic miracle of recent years. It covers the three centuries of Portuguese colonial rule when sugar became the main export, produced with the help of around three million slaves who were forced to make the deadly crossing of the Atlantic from Africa. It describes how Brazil declared independence from Portugal as a monarchy in 1822, the monarchy being replaced by a republic in 1889, and details the pattern of boom and bust in the Brazilian ecomy since then, covering the lives of some of the authoritarian rulers that seized power along the way. Finally it looks at the many difficulties Brazil faces in the 21st century - the devastating social problems resulting from its dramatic ecomic inequality and the often ruthless exploitation of the country's natural resources which is a topic of major concern for the entire world.

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Publisher
Oldcastle Books Ltd, Pocket Essentials
ISBN-10
1843441969
ISBN-13
9781843441960
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190141350

Product Key Features

Author
Gordon Kerr
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Type
Textbook

Dimensions

Weight
158g
Height
198mm
Width
129mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
Harpenden, Herts
Author Biography
Gordon Kerr is the author of A Short History of Africa, A Short History of China , A Short History of Europe, and A Short History of the First World War.
Date of Publication
24/04/2014
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Regional History

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