The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil

by Beattie, Peter M.

• ISBN13: 9780842050395
• ISBN10: 0842050396
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil makes the last two centuries of Brazilian history come alive through the stories of mostly non-elite individuals. The pieces in this lively collection address how people experienced historical continuities and changes by exploring how they related to the rise of Brazilian national identity and the emergence of a national state. By including a broad array of historical actors from different regions, ethnicities, occupations, races, genders, and eras, The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil brings a human dimension to major economic, political, cultural, and social transitions. Because these perspectives do not always fit with the generalizations made about the predominant attitudes, values, and beliefs of different groups, they bring a welcome complexity to the understanding of Brazilian society and history.

Author Biography

Peter M. Beattie is associate professor of history at Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Individual and the Collective Community in the Human Tradition of Modern Brazil	xiii
Peter M. Beattie
I The Independence and Early Imperial Generations (1800-1869),	1	(42)
1 Daniel Gomes de Freitas: Liberal Conspiracy in the Early National Period	5	(18)
Hendrik Kraay
2 Agostinho José Pereira: The Divine Teacher	23	(20)
Marcus J.M. de Carvalho
II The Generations of the Late Empire (1870-1889) and the Old Republic (1889-1930),	43	(78)
3 Juca Rosa: Spiritual Leader and Healer	53	(16)
Gabriela dos Reis Sampaio
4 Jacobina Maurer: German-Brazilian Mystic	69	(20)
Roger A. Kittleson
5 Adolfo Ferreira Caminha: Navy Officer, Ardent Republican, and Naturalist Novelist	89	(18)
Peter M. Beattie
6 Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondop: One Man's Search for the Brazilian Nation	107	(14)
Todd A. Diacor
III The Populist-Era Generations (1930-1959),	121	(78)
7 Geraldo Pereira: Samba Composer and tirifter	127	(20)
Bryan McCann
8 Domingos da Guia: A Mestizo Hero on and off the Soccer Field	147	(18)
Leonardo Afforso de Miranda Pereira
9 Norma Fraga: Race, Class, Education, and the Estado Novo	165	(18)
Jerry Dávila
10 Vicente Racioppi: The Local Preservationist and the National State	183	(16)
Daryle Williams
IV The Generations of Authoritarian Military Rule and Neoliberalism (1960 to the Twenty-First Century),	199
11 Jôfre Corrêa Netto: The Fidel Castro of Brazil	207	(24)
Cliff Welch
12 Carolina Maria de Jesus: From Ragpicker to Best-Selling Author and Back Again	231	(18)
Robert M. Levine
13 Dom Hélder Câmara: The Father of the Church of the Poor	249	(18)
Kenneth P. Serbin
14 Madame Satã (Satan): The Black "Queen" of Rio's Bohemia	267	(20)
James N. Green
15 Mario Juruna: Brazil's First Indigenous Congressman	287
Seth Garfield