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Brazil on the rise : the story of a country transformed / Larry Rohter.

By: Publication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 289 p. : map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780230618879 :
  • 0230618871 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F2538.3 .R64 2010
Contents:
The "country of the future" reveals itself -- A history of booms and busts -- Sin and salvation south of the equator -- The myth of a racial paradise -- The tropical lifestyle -- Creativity, culture, and "cannibalism" -- Industrial giant, agricultural superpower -- Energy to burn : petroleum, ethanol, and hydropower -- The Amazon : nationalism and paranoia in the jungle -- Becoming a "serious country" -- Politics after Lula and FHC.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection F 2538.3 .R64 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5025055

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-282) and index.

The "country of the future" reveals itself -- A history of booms and busts -- Sin and salvation south of the equator -- The myth of a racial paradise -- The tropical lifestyle -- Creativity, culture, and "cannibalism" -- Industrial giant, agricultural superpower -- Energy to burn : petroleum, ethanol, and hydropower -- The Amazon : nationalism and paranoia in the jungle -- Becoming a "serious country" -- Politics after Lula and FHC.

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