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Autor Riordan Roett
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 aug 2016
Brazil is one of the most important but puzzling countries in the world. A nation of 200 million people, it has vast natural resource reserves, rich cultural traditions, a middle class undergoing explosive growth, and social welfare policies that are models for much of the world ('la bolsa familia,' which provides a guaranteed income to poor families). And, after decades of authoritarian rule, it is a stable democracy. Yet it is beset by problems that no other advanced economy suffers from: staggeringly high crime rates, sky-high inequality levels, and endemic political corruption. Emblematic of these two sides of Brazil is the selection of Rio as site of both the next Summer Olympics and the next World Cup. While the choice of Rio for these events points to Brazil's expanding presence on the world stage, so far the construction and planning for the events have been disastrous, threatening to deeply embarrass the nation. In Brazil: What Everyone Needs to Know, Riordan Roett, an eminent scholar of Brazil and Latin America, will provide a rich overview of Brazil, covering Brazilian society, politics, culture, and the economy. The book begins with a series of chapters on Brazilian history, beginning with the pre-colonial period and moving on, in succession, to the long era of Portuguese rule, the birth of independent Brazil, the emergence of modern Brazil in the 1930s, the era of the dictators, and - finally - to the democratic regime that came into being in the 1980s. Throughout the book, Roett will focus sharply on the fault lines -- racial, economic, political, and cultural - that have plagued Brazil from its beginnings to this day. As the 2016 World Cup and Summer Olympics approach, interest in Brazil is sure to rise. Roett's synthesis will provide interested readers with an accessible, authoritative overview of this troubled yet fascinating giant.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780190224530
ISBN-10: 0190224533
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Seria What Everyone Needs To Know®

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

Sarita and Don Johnston Professor & Director of Western Hemisphere Studies and the Latin American Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University-SAIS

Cuprins

Preface
Introduction
Brazil: A Framework for Analysis
Political Parties and Elections
The Patrimonial State and Society in Brazil
The Military in Politics
The Brazilian Economy
Brazilian Foreign Policy
Challenges for the Next Century: The Social Agenda in Brazil
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index