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Fear and Menory in the Brazlian Army and Society, 1889-1954
Shawn C. Smallman
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHX; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
For more than half a century, the Brazilian army used fear and censorship to erase aspects of its history from public memory and to create its own political myths. Although the military had remarkable success in promoting its version of events, recent democratization has allowed scholars access to new materials with which to challenge the ""official story."" Drawing on oral histories, secret police documents, memoirs of dissident officers, army records, and other sources only recently made available, Shawn Smallman crafts a compelling, revisionist interpretation of Brazil's political history from 1889 to 1954. Smallman examines the topics the Brazilian military wished ... Read more
For more than half a century, the Brazilian army used fear and censorship to erase aspects of its history from public memory and to create its own political myths. Although the military had remarkable success in promoting its version of events, recent democratization has allowed scholars access to new materials with which to challenge the ""official story."" Drawing on oral histories, secret police documents, memoirs of dissident officers, army records, and other sources only recently made available, Shawn Smallman crafts a compelling, revisionist interpretation of Brazil's political history from 1889 to 1954. Smallman examines the topics the Brazilian military wished ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807853597
SKU
KEX0228189
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About Shawn C. Smallman
Shawn Smallman is vice provost for instruction, dean of undergraduate studies, and professor of international studies at Portland State University.
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