The throes of democracy

Brazil since 1989

Bibliographic Data

ID6523829
AuthorsBryan Mccann (0009-0002-7304-0452), Bryan J Mccann (0000-0001-5012-6072, corresponding author)
Year2008
Pages175
Publication date2008-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe throes of democracy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherFernwood Pub (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9781350223561
OpenAlexW618022033
Open LibraryOL23082846M
ISBN9781350223561, 9781842779255
LanguageEN
Citations received7

In the 1980s, Brazil emerged from two decades of military dictatorship and embarked on an experiment in full democracy for the first time in the nation's history. Since then, Brazilians have sought to live up to the ideals of this experiment while negotiating dramatic economic and cultural transformations. In The Throes of Democracy Bryan McCann gives a panoramic view of this process, exploring the relationships between the rise of the political left, the escalation of urban violence, the agribusiness boom and the spread of pentecostal evangelization. Brazil remains a land marked by deep inequality, but in the last two decades the structure of that inequality has changed substantially. This is a country that remains an endlessly vital source of popular culture, now bubbling forth from different corners of the map. This book provides a fascinating introduction to one of the twenty-first century's most significant countries."--Back cover

Brazil · Democracy · Development economics · Dictatorship · Economic history · Economics · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Politics and government · Social conditions · Sociology · History · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · 1985 · 1985-2002 · 2003 · Democracy, history · Economic conditions · History of the Americas

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