Cruzeiro do Sul: A History of Brazil's Half-Millennium, vol. 1 and 2.Cruzeiro do Sul Several Brazilian cities share the name Cruzeiro do Sul:
James Hufferd Author House 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403-5161 Volume 1 (142080276X, $38.50); Volume 2 (1420819461, $38.50) 1-800-280-7715 www.authorhouse.com Cruzerio do Sul: A History Of Brazil's Half-Millennium is a two-volume narrative history of Brazil's colorful and complex history over the last five hundred years. Volume 1: New World Epic takes up with the discover of Brazil by the Europeans and the beginning of colonization colonization, extension of political and economic control over an area by a state whose nationals have occupied the area and usually possess organizational or technological superiority over the native population. by Portugal in the year 1500. Organized into four major sections, readers will learn of Brazil's native population, foreign invasions, Brazilian-African slavery, the sugar economy, gold and diamond mining, and more. Volume 2: O Provo (The People) focuses upon Brazil in the 19th and 20th centuries from 1810 down to the present day. Readers are provided with a history of Brazil's wars of independence, its unique 19th century monarchy monarchy, form of government in which sovereignty is vested in a single person whose right to rule is generally hereditary and who is empowered to remain in office for life. and civil government, momentous mo·men·tous adj. Of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence: a momentous occasion; a momentous decision. foreign military campaigns, the abolition The destruction, annihilation, abrogation, or extinguishment of anything, but especially things of a permanent nature—such as institutions, usages, or customs, as in the abolition of Slavery. In U.S. of slavery, the rise of the major cities, Brazilian literature Brazilian literature, the writings of both the European explorers of Brazil and its later inhabitants. The Colonial Period Upon the discovery of Brazil, the Portuguese began to describe the wonders of the new land. , music and arts, and the painful, fragile, problematic evolution towards democracy. A strongly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library Brazilian Studies and World History collections, the two volumes comprise 1140 pages and are so well written as to be completely accessible for non-specialist general readers as well as a coherent reference for students and scholars as well. |
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