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“robert m levine”

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  • The Brazilian Photographs of Genevieve Naylor, 1940–1942

    by Robert M. Levine ...
    In the early 1940s as the conflict between the Axis and the Allies spread worldwide, the U.S. State Department turned its attention to Axis influence in Latin America. As head of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, Nelson Rockefeller was charged with cultivating the region’s support for the Allies while portraying Brazil and its neighbors as dependable wartime partners. Genevieve Naylor, a ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

    The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

    by Carolina Maria De Jesus, Robert M. Levine, Beth Joan Vinkler, Emanuelle Oliveira ...
    Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), nicknamed Bitita, was a destitute black Brazilian woman born in the rural interior who migrated to the industrial city of Sao Paulo. This is her autobiography, which includes details about her experiences of race relations and sexual intimidation. ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Abolition of Slavery and the Aftermath of Emancipation in Brazil

    by Seymour Drescher, Hebe Maria Mattos de Castro, George Reid Andrews, Robert M. Levine ...
    In May 1888 the Brazilian parliament passed, and Princess Isabel (acting for her father, Emperor Pedro II) signed, the lei aurea, or Golden Law, providing for the total abolition of slavery. Brazil thereby became the last “civilized nation” to part with slavery as a legal institution. The freeing of slaves in Brazil, as in other countries, may not have fulfilled all the hopes for improvement it ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • Brazilian Legacies

    by Robert M. Levine ...
    Focusing on Brazil, this text covers issues such as: the legacy of colour; social realities; and diversions and assertive behaviour. ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America

    Edited by William H. Beezley, Judith Ewell ...
    Series series The Human Tradition around the World series
    SR Books' two popular Human Tradition in Latin America titles covering nineteenth- and twentieth-century history have been combined into one exciting new volume. The most compelling chapters from these books are now presented in The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America. This collection offers powerful, fascinating biographies of ordinary people caught in the sometimes devastating historical ... Read more

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  • A Companion to Mexican History and Culture

    Edited by William H. Beezley ...
    Series Book 15 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History
    A Companion to Mexican History and Culture features 40 essays contributed by international scholars that incorporate ethnic, gender, environmental, and cultural studies to reveal a richer portrait of the Mexican experience, from the earliest peoples to the present.Features the latest scholarship on Mexican history and culture by an array of international scholarsEssays are separated into sections ... Read more

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  • Ten Keys to Latin America

    by Frank Tannenbaum ...
    "Professor Tannenbaum has given us ten keys to Latin America. They are: the Land and the People, Race, Religion, Regionalism, the Hacienda, Education, Leadership, Politics, The United States and Latin America, and Castro and Social Change ... Professor Tannenbaum has traveled throughout the Latin American countryside and knows the continent as few Latin Americanists do... His remarks are often ... Read more

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  • Black in Latin America

    by Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...
    The third installment of Gates's documentary trilogy on the Black Experience, following America Behind the Color Line and Wonders of the African World.Selected as a 2012 Outstanding Title by AAUP University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World during the Middle Passage. While just over 11.0 million survived the arduous journey, ... Read more

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  • Brazil on the Rise

    The Story of a Country Transformed

    by Larry Rohter ...
    In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazil's history, culture, and booming economy. Going beyond the popular stereotypes of samba, supermodels, and soccer, he shows us a stunning and varied landscape--from breathtaking tropical beaches to the lush and dangerous Amazon rainforest--and how a complex and vibrant people defy ... Read more

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  • Becoming Mexican American

    Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945

    by George J. Sanchez ...
    Twentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between variant cultures in American history. Yet this study is among the first to examine the relationship between ethnicity and identity among the largest immigrant group to that city. By focusing on Mexican immigrants to Los Angeles from 1900 to 1945, George J. Sánchez explores the process by ... Read more

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  • The Accidental President of Brazil

    A Memoir

    by Fernando Henrique Cardoso ...
    Fernando Henrique Cardoso received a phone call in the middle of the night asking him to be the new Finance Minister of Brazil. As he put the phone down and stared into the darkness of his hotel room, he feared he'd been handed a political death sentence. The year was 1993, and he would be responsible for an economy that had had seven different currencies in the previous eight years to cope with ... Read more

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