TY - BOOK AU - Levine, M. Robert (et al.) AU - Levine,Robert M. AU - Crocitti,John J. TI - The Brazil reader: history, culture, politics SN - 9780822322900 AV - F2521 .B768 1999 U1 - 981 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Durham, NC PB - Duke University Press KW - Brazil KW - History KW - Social conditions KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [505]-509) and index N2 - "Indispensable introduction to Brazil for students and general readers includes short scholarly articles, interviews, documents, photographs, and many autobiographical pieces. Begins with precontact indigenous peoples, but about half deals with Brazil since 1945. Topics include indigenous peoples, slavery, Vargas and labor, political protest, women, race relations, marginal groups, and popular culture. Overarching themes are mobility and repression"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58 ER -