{"product_id":"the-brazilian-empire-myths-and-histories-9780807848401","title":"The Brazilian Empire: Myths and Histories","description":"This classic work is must reading for anyone who would understand Brazil and Latin America, past and present. First published in 1985 and now expanded to include a new chapter on women in Brazilian history, the book explores the social, political, economic, and intellectual currents that shaped nineteenth-century Brazil and whose reverberations continue to be felt throughout contemporary Brazilian society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlacing her findings in a rich comparative context with regard to U.S. history, Emilia Viotti da Costa concentrates on crucial moments in Brazilian history to shed light on a number of vexing questions: Why in a nation so rich in material resources is there so much poverty? How was slavery abolished without bloodshed in a country where slaves had represented the main labor force for almost four hundred years? Why did self-described liberal elites twice lead the country toward authoritarian regimes? In exploring these and other puzzles, she uncovers the realities behind many of the persistent myths surrounding the Brazilian empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eViotti Da Costa, Emilia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Emilia Viotti da Costa has written extensively on Brazilian history and on slavery and emancipation. Her books include \u003ci\u003eDa Senzala a Colonia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrowns of Glory, Tears of Blood: The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also professor of history at Yale University","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845425172754,"sku":"9780807848401","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d80e0b01-7d9c-4b8b-8907-d9ca45bae68c.jpg?v=1737350566","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-brazilian-empire-myths-and-histories-9780807848401","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}