Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics

The Brazil Reader offers a comprehensive exploration of Brazil's history, culture, and politics, featuring over one hundred selections from various sources, including sermons, poetry, political speeches, and biographical portraits. It provides an unparalleled look at the lived experience of Brazilians from all social and economic classes, racial backgrounds, genders, and political perspectives over the past half millennium, covering topics such as slavery, women's roles, and political and social movements.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 608 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2019
Publisher: Duke University Press

From the first encounters between the Portuguese and indigenous peoples in 1500 to the current political turmoil, the history of Brazil is much more complex and dynamic than the usual representations of it as the home of Carnival, soccer, the Amazon, and samba would suggest. This extensively revised and expanded second edition of the best-selling Brazil Reader dives deep into the past and present of a country marked by its geographical vastness and cultural, ethnic, and environmental diversity. Containing over one hundred selections—many of which appear in English for the first time and which range from sermons by Jesuit missionaries and poetry to political speeches and biographical portraits of famous public figures, intellectuals, and artists—this collection presents the lived experience of Brazilians from all social and economic classes, racial backgrounds, genders, and political perspectives over the past half millennium. Whether outlining the legacy of slavery, the roles of women in Brazilian public life, or the importance of political and social movements, The Brazil Reader provides an unparalleled look at Brazil’s history, culture, and politics.

Weight: 840g
Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780822371076
Edition number: Second Edition, Revised