Riordan Roett Brazil (Paperback) What Everyone Needs To Know®
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Further Details Title: Brazil Condition: New Subtitle: What Everyone Needs to Know® ISBN-10: 0190224533 EAN: 9780190224530 ISBN: 9780190224530 Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Format: Paperback Release Date: 08/18/2016 Description: 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. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 137mm Item Length: 208mm Item Width: 18mm Item Weight: 299g Author: Riordan Roett Genre: Science Nature & Math Topic: History, Society & Culture Book Series: What Everyone Needs To Know® Type: Textbook Release Year: 2016 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
