Of the Other America -- One of the Great Automobile Countries in the World -- Between the Two Great American Countries -- A True Revolution in Consumption and Commerce -- An Economy of Abundance -- The Beginning of Things -- Postscript -- Notes -- A Further Note on Archival and Periodical Sources -- Bibliographical Essay -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary
"James P. Woodard's history of capitalism in Brazil, today the world's fifth most populous country, is at once magisterial, intimate, and penetrating enough to serve as a history of modern Brazil itself. It tells how a modernizing consumer culture and a new economic outlook took hold over the course of the twentieth century, a time when the United States became Brazil's most important trading partner and the tastemaker of its better-heeled citizens"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 17, 2020)
