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This book describes and analyses economic and political developments in Colombia during the final century of Spanish rule. It... Læs mere
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The naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) travelled to South America in 1799. Five years... Læs mere
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This book uses an intersectional approach to analyze the impact the experience race has on Afro-Brazilian political... Læs mere
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Exploring the links between sexuality, society, and state formation, this is the first history of prostitution and its regulation in... Læs mere
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This study examines US policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile during the 1980s. The authors provide... Læs mere
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Mobilizing Poor Voters describes and explains the emergence, maintenance, and disappearance of political, partisan,... Læs mere
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This book develops a general model of public policymaking, focusing on the difficulties of securing intertemporal... Læs mere
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Since 1960, Brazil has become a major producer of agricultural products and one of the most important agricultural exporters in the world. Feeding the World provides a detailed account of this transformation, drawing heavily on historical and economic social science research.
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Domingos Sodré, an African diviner enslaved in Brazil, managed to obtain his freedom and become a slave owner himself. The book uses Sodré's 1862 arrest on suspicion of witchcraft as a catalyst for discussing African religion and its place in Brazil's slave society.
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This is the first complete economic and social history of Brazil in the modern period in any language. It provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the Brazilian society and economy from the end of the empire in 1889 to the present day.
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Early Brazil presents a collection of original sources that illustrate the process of conquest, colonization, and settlement in Brazil. The volume emphasizes... Læs mere
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Aimed at students of Latin American and comparative literature, this book provides essential information about his life, career, published work in... Læs mere