A Concise History of Brazil (Cambridge Concise Histories) - Softcover

Fausto, Boris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107635241 ISBN 13: 9781107635241

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil offers a sweeping yet accessible history of Latin America's largest country. Boris Fausto examines Brazil's history from the arrival of the Portuguese in the New World through the long and sometimes rocky transition from independence in 1822 to democracy in the twentieth century. In a completely new chapter, his son Sergio Fausto, a prominent political scientist, brings the history up to the present, focusing on Brazil's increasing global economic importance as well as its continued democratic development and the challenges the country faces to meet the higher expectations of its people.

About this title

Book Description:

The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil features a new chapter that covers the critical time period from 1990 to the present, focusing on Brazil's increasing global economic importance as well as its continued democratic development.

About the Author:

Boris Fausto is a renowned Brazilian historian and political scientist. He is a retired Professor of Political Science at the University of São Paulo.

Sergio Fausto is a political scientist and executive director of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute, a Brazilian think tank.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107635241
• ISBN 13: 9781107635241
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 484