Politics in Brazil, 1930-1964; an experiment in democracy

by Thomas E. Skidmore

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A study of Brazilian politics from 1930 to 1964, this book begins with Getulio Vargas' 15-year-rule & traces the following years of economic difficulty & political turbulence, culminating in the coup d'etat that overthrew the constitutional government of President Joao Goulart & changes the nature of Brazils' political institutions.

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Thomas E. Skidmore is Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. He is the coauthor of Modern Latin America, Sixth Edition.

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Politics in Brazil, 1930-1964; an experiment in democracy
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Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
981.061History & geographyHistory of South AmericaBrazilBy PeriodSecond Republic: 1930-
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F2538 .S56Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin AmericaLatin America. Spanish AmericaSouth AmericaBrazil
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