The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-1985 (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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This welcome sequel to Skidmore's Politics in Brazil, 1930-1964 (1969) treats politics during the rule of an authoritarian military regime from 1964 until the reintroduction of democracy. With an engaging narrative style and careful scholarship Skidmore traces events from the overthrow of the civilian Goulart government to the more recent abertura , political opening to democracy. He describes the economic challenges, the evolution of a national policy of repression and the torture of dissidents, and other developments, and soberly assesses the prospects for democracy. Highly recommended for general and academic libraries. Virginia L. Muller, Univ. of San Diego
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"Politics in Brazil became an instant classic. Its detached, elegant narrative and wide array of sources on the history of twentieth-century Brazil compelled Brazilian historians, who had until then focused on the colonial era, to confront the complexities of the politically decisive republican period."--Carlos Fico, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
"Politics in Brazil has been indispensable reading for students of twentieth-century Brazil since it first appeared in 1967, and established Tom Skidmore as one of the leading authorities on contemporary Brazilian history. It has helped generations of historians and social scientists appreciate the exciting possibilities and the tragic limitations of this earlier 'experiment in democracy.'"-Barbara Weinstein, author of For Social Peace in Brazil
"The most important book on the politics of modern Brazil that exists."--The Economist
"A first-rate synthesis of Brazilian thought on the nature of the political and economic dilemmas that Brazil has faced over a generation."--Hispanic American Historical Review
"A model of how a book on politics should be written. The story...is told with such admirable lucidity and restraint that it must give outside observers a much more complete understanding of Brazil and its politics."--Financial Times
"The rise of nationalism and the role of the Jacobin Left are treated with a sympathy and understanding rare in foreign writers about Brazil."--Daily Telegraph (London)
"Supported by lavish documentation from Brazilian sources, based on a solid knowledge of our intricate political flora and fauna."--Visao (Brazil)
"Skidmore has written the essential book on contemporary Brazil....Skidmore delivers a remarkably comprehensive, superbly documented, balanced and judicious assessment of Brazil's two decades under military domination."--The Historian
"This volume will quickly establish itself as the authoritative work in English on Brazil under military rule and on the country's gradual transition toward democracy. Assiduously researched and elegantly written, the book combines lucid analysis of economic and social trends with sound political history and balanced judgements."--Foreign Affairs
"Has been acclaimed as, without a doubt, the most comprehensive study of politics in Brazil. This book, however, can also be useful in better understanding the politics of Latin America as a whole."--Journal of International Law and Politics
"A major contribution to our understanding of the period. As always, Skidmore argues his case cognetly and clearly....The great value of this study is that it provides historical depth and extremely useful documentary guidance to an understanding of why, even under the 'New Republic', democratic government remains fragile and vulnerable, and why fundamentally important changes, including agrarian and fiscal reform, wer still, in 1989, neglected or resisted."--History
"The most comprehensive account now in English. It will not be superseded soon."--Contemporary Sociology

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 8, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195063163
• ISBN-13: 978-0195063165
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
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