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Human Tradition In Modern Bra
Peter M. . Ed(S): Beattie
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Description for Human Tradition In Modern Bra
Paperback. Covers the last two centuries of Brazilian history through the stories of mostly non-elite individuals. This collection addresses how people experienced historical continuities and changes by exploring how they related to the rise of Brazilian national identity and the emergence of a national state. Editor(s): Beattie, Peter M. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil makes the last two centuries of Brazilian history come alive through the stories of mostly non-elite individuals. The pieces in this lively collection address how people experienced historical continuities and changes by exploring how they related to the rise of Brazilian national identity and the emergence of a national state. By including a broad array of historical actors from different regions, ethnicities, occupations, races, genders, and eras, The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil brings a human dimension to major economic, political, cultural, and social transitions. While many books on modern Brazilian history emphasize the growth of the state and the oscillations of nationalist sentiment by generalizing about groups of undifferentiated people such as slaves, industrial workers, army officers, Indians, and clerics, The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil brings a personal perspective to broad historical events and trends. Because these perspectives do not always fit with the generalizations made about the predominant attitudes, values, and beliefs of different groups, they bring a welcomed complexity to the understanding of Brazilian society and history. These original and gripping vignettes of life and society in Brazil are sure to engage readers with its colorful stories of Brazilians throughout the past.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
The Human Tradition Around the World Series
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842050395
SKU
V9780842050395
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About Peter M. . Ed(S): Beattie
Peter M. Beattie is associate professor of history at Michigan State University.
Reviews for Human Tradition In Modern Bra
The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil continues the non-elite biography approach established in The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America (1997), edited by William H. Beezley and Judith Ewell, and The Human Tradition in Mexico (2003), edited by Jeffrey M. Pilcher. The non-elite biographies in the earlier volumes facilitate comparative analysis of Latin America, and the array of historical scholarship in Beattie's volume enable even more effective regional comparisons. The biographers' epistemological questions will resonate with Brazilian specialists who analyze how social and cultural context helps develop nationhood. By examining what nation meant to Brazilians of diverse social, regional, racial, and cultural descriptions, Beattie, and the biographers have enriched our understanding of Brazilian history and Brazilian national identity.
Carmen Nava, California State University, San Marcos
Luso-Brazilian Review
Enthusiastically recommended. General readers and undergraduates and above.
CHOICE
Vividly frames and describes experiences of Brazilians of all regions, races, and genders. . . . The book is a treasure and I strongly recommend it.
Elizabeth A. Kuznesof, University of Kansas Accessible and engaging. The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil gives readers valuable insight into the workings of Brazilian national identity. Peter Beattie provides a thought-provoking interpretation that encourages students to explore biography as a very useful approach to social and cultural history. Together, the editor and authors have captured a sense of the riveting vitality of Brazilian society and culture in a way that will persuade students at all levels to explore intersections of gender, race, and class in historical context.
Carmen Nava, California State University, San Marcos Beattie presents an insightful introduction and fifteen short biographies authored by Brazilian and U.S. historians.
Elizabeth Kuznesof
Luso-Brazilian Review
Carmen Nava, California State University, San Marcos
Luso-Brazilian Review
Enthusiastically recommended. General readers and undergraduates and above.
CHOICE
Vividly frames and describes experiences of Brazilians of all regions, races, and genders. . . . The book is a treasure and I strongly recommend it.
Elizabeth A. Kuznesof, University of Kansas Accessible and engaging. The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil gives readers valuable insight into the workings of Brazilian national identity. Peter Beattie provides a thought-provoking interpretation that encourages students to explore biography as a very useful approach to social and cultural history. Together, the editor and authors have captured a sense of the riveting vitality of Brazilian society and culture in a way that will persuade students at all levels to explore intersections of gender, race, and class in historical context.
Carmen Nava, California State University, San Marcos Beattie presents an insightful introduction and fifteen short biographies authored by Brazilian and U.S. historians.
Elizabeth Kuznesof
Luso-Brazilian Review