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1 online resource (x, 265 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Officers versus Politicians, 1889-1930; 2. Chaos, Communism, and Terror, 1930-1937; 3. The Meaning of Independence, 1937-1945; 4. The Struggle over Petroleum, 1945-1948; 5. The Clash of Ideologies, 1949; 6. The Victory of the Nationalists, 1949-1951; 7. Betrayal, Torture, and Suicide, 1951-1954; 8. The Foundations of Military Rule; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
For more than half a century, the Brazilian army used fear and censorship to alter history and create its own political myths. Drawing on oral histories, secret police documents and other sources recently made available, the author offers a revisionist interpretation of Brazil's political history |
| Analysis |
Electronic books |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Brazil. Exército -- Political activity
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| SUBJECT |
Brazil. Exército. fast (OCoLC)fst00517163 |
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Civil-military relations -- Brazil -- History
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Sociology, Military -- Brazil
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HISTORY.
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Civil-military relations.
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Political participation.
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Sociology, Military.
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Militär
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Gesellschaft
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Brazil -- History -- 1889- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016566
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Brazil.
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Brasilien
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History.
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Online-Publikation.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0807860506 |
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9780807860502 |
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0807853593 |
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9780807853597 |
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