{"product_id":"the-brazilian-empire-myths-and-histories","title":"The Brazilian Empire: Myths and Histories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic work is must reading for anyone who would understand Brazil and Latin America  past and present. First published in 1985 and now expanded to include a new chapter on women in Brazilian history  the book explores the social  political  economic  and intellectual currents that shaped nineteenth-century Brazil and whose reverberations continue to be felt throughout contemporary Brazilian society.  Placing her findings in a rich comparative context with regard to U.S. history  Emilia Viotti da Costa concentrates on crucial moments in Brazilian history to shed light on a number of vexing questions: Why in a nation so rich in material resources is there so much poverty? How was slavery abolished without bloodshed in a country where slaves had represented the main labor force for almost four hundred years? Why did self-described liberal elites twice lead the country toward authoritarian regimes? In exploring these and other puzzles  she uncovers the realities behind many of the persistent myths surrounding the Brazilian empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44957724934197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0807848409","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780807848401.jpg?v=1770330835","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-brazilian-empire-myths-and-histories","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}