Modern Brazil: A Social History

ISBN-13: 9781108733298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 434 str.

Herbert S. Klein; Francisco Vidal Luna

Opis

The first social history examining all aspects of Brazil's radical transition from a predominantly rural society to an urban one.

Recenzje

'For the past 15 years, [Herbert S. Klein] and [Francisco Vidal Luna] have co-written a series of books dealing with Brazil's economic and social history; this is the latest in that group. The book opens with an excellent discussion of the fundamentals of Brazilian economic and social reality in the 1950s and proceeds to explore the many transformations the nation has undergone since then … With a surprisingly upbeat tone, they utilize dozens of graphs and tables to convincingly argue their points … Recommended.' R. M. Delson, Choice

Spis treści

List of maps; List of graphs; List of tables; Introduction; 1. Brazil at mid-century; 2. Political and economic evolution of Brazil; 3. Demographic change; 4. Women, family and work; 5. The Welfare State and income transfers; 6. Urban life in the twentieth and twenty-first century; 7. Stratification and mobility; 8. Race and stratification; 9. Organization of civil society; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.