Pernambuco and the Construction of Brazil, 1817-1850
by
Prof. Jeffrey Carl Mosher, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
The collapse of the Portuguese empire in the Americas in the early nineteenth century did not immediately or easily translate into the formation of the independent nation-state of Brazil. While “Brazil” had geographic meaning, it did not constitute a cohesive political identity that could draw...