TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schneider,Ronald M.
TI  - Brazil: culture and politics in a new industrial powerhouse 
T2  - Nations of the modern world. Latin America
SN  - 081332436X (HC : alk. paper)
AV  - 103 F 2508 S359b 1996
U1  - 981 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Boulder, Colo.
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - Brazil
KW  - Politics
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-236) index; 1; The Several Brazils; The Heartland; The South; The Center-West; The North; The Northeast --; 2; From Discovery Through Oligarchical Republic: Brazil to 1930; From Colony to Kingdom; Consolidation and Nation Building; Establishment of the Republic; Transition to Civilian Rule; Politics Without Parties, 1906-1922; Tenentismo and the Road Toward Revolution --; 3; From Revolution to Revolution: Brazil 1930-1964; The 1930 Revolution and Vargas's Rise; The Vargas Regime; The Democratic Interregnum and Vargas Again; The Quest for Development and Democracy: 1955-1960; Crises, Compromise, and Radicalization: 1961-1962; Dissensus, Decay, and Disaster: 1963-1964 --; 4; From Military Rule Through Democratic Transition: Brazil 1964-1989; Castelo Branco and the Arbiter-Ruler Dilemma; Dominance by the Duros; The Road Back Under Geisel; Figueiredo: Political Opening and Economic Difficulties, 1979-1984; The Sarney Government: Transition Under a Caretaker; Consolidating the Transition
N2  - "Country study intended for use in undergraduate courses on Latin American politics.  Also includes chapters on economy, social problems, and culture and the arts. Lacks a unifying framework and is heavily descriptive. Relies heavily on a parade of statistics"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
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ER  -