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Highlights
- Here is a new edition of the book generally acclaimed as the best single-volume history of Brazil.
- About the Author: E. Bradford Burns was professor of history at UCLA.
- 544 Pages
- History, Latin America
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About the Book
Complete in breadth and chronological span, A History of Brazil is a panoramic interpretation of the Brazilian past from discovery to the present that treats the economic, social, cultural, and political evolution of Latin America's largest nation
Book Synopsis
Here is a new edition of the book generally acclaimed as the best single-volume history of Brazil. It has been thoroughly revised and updated to include expanded treatment of intellectual, social, and popular history, and to provide increased coverage of labor, blacks, women, and the military in Brazilian history.
Complete in breadth and chronological span, A History of Brazil is a panoramic interpretation of the Brazilian past from discovery to the present that treats the economic, social, cultural, and political evolution of Latin America's largest nation.
Review Quotes
Deserves a place on the shelf of any student of Latin American history.--American Historical Review
About the Author
E. Bradford Burns was professor of history at UCLA.