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This book is the first modern survey of the economic and social history of Brazil from early man to today. A fantastic overview for students and scholars interested in the economic and social landscape of Brazil.

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'This book is essential reading for any social scientist working on Brazil; an up to date, data-based history emphasizing demography and economy from earliest times to the present that does not avoid discussion of the social and political implications of that nation's history and its emergence as a global power.' Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University

Table of Contents
Preface; 1. The setting – climate and soils of Brazil; 2. The peopling of Brazil to 1700; 3. The colonial economy and society; 4. The nineteenth-century economy; 5. The nineteenth-century society; 6: Industrialization and urbanization; 7. Liberalization and globalization; Bibliography; Index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009391979, 978-1009391979
      ISBN10: 1009391976
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      Business, Finance & Law Economic history History of the Americas Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is the first modern survey of the economic and social history of Brazil from early man to today. A fantastic overview for students and scholars interested in the economic and social landscape of Brazil.

      Trade Review
      'This book is essential reading for any social scientist working on Brazil; an up to date, data-based history emphasizing demography and economy from earliest times to the present that does not avoid discussion of the social and political implications of that nation's history and its emergence as a global power.' Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. The setting – climate and soils of Brazil; 2. The peopling of Brazil to 1700; 3. The colonial economy and society; 4. The nineteenth-century economy; 5. The nineteenth-century society; 6: Industrialization and urbanization; 7. Liberalization and globalization; Bibliography; Index.

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