Home to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and one of the world's fastest-growing economies Brazil is quickly becoming a prominent player on the international stage. This book captures the essence of the nation and its people in a unique, topically organized volume. Narrative chapters written by expert contributors examine geography, history, government and politics, economics, society, culture, and contemporary issues, making Brazil an ideal one-stop reference for high school and undergraduate students.
Coverage on religion, ethnicity, marriage...
Home to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and one of the world's fastest-growing economies Brazil is quickly becoming a pro...
Confluence Narratives: Ethnicity, History and Nation-Making in the Americas explores how a collection of contemporary novels calls attention to the impact of ethnicity on national identities in the Americas. These historical narratives portray the cultural encounters the conflicts and alliances, peaceful borrowings and violent seizures that have characterized the history of the American continents since the colonial period. In the second half of the twentieth century, North and South American readers have witnessed a steady output of novels that revisit moments of cultural confluence as a...
Confluence Narratives: Ethnicity, History and Nation-Making in the Americas explores how a collection of contemporary novels calls attention to the im...
