Brazil: A Century of Change / Edition 1

by Ignacy Sachs, Jorge Wilheim, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Robert N. Anderson, Jerry Dávila

Overview

Brazil, the largest of the Latin American nations, is fast becoming a potent international economic player as well as a regional power. This English translation of an acclaimed Brazilian anthology provides critical overviews of Brazilian life, history, and culture and insight into Brazil's development over the past century. The distinguished essayists, most of whom are Brazilian, provide expert perspectives on the social, economic, and cultural challenges that face Brazil as it seeks future directions in the age of globalization.

All of the contributors connect past, present, and future Brazil. Their analyses converge on the observation that although Brazil has undergone radical changes during the past one hundred years, trenchant legacies of social and economic inequality remain to be addressed in the new century. A foreword by Jerry Davila highlights the volume's contributions for a new, English-reading audience.

The contributors are Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, Cristovam Buarque, Aspasia Camargo, Gilberto Dupas, Celso Furtado, Afranio Garcia, Celso Lafer, Jose Seixas Lourenco, Renato Ortiz, Moacir Palmeira, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Ignacy Sachs, Paulo Singer, Herve Thery, and Jorge Wilheim.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807859278
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	04/15/2009
Series:	Latin America in Translation/en Traducción/em Tradução
Edition description:	1
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ignacy Sachs is professor at the School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences in Paris.

Jorge Wilheim is a Brazilian architect, planner, and former government official.

Paulo Sergio Pinheiro is professor of political science at the University of Sao Paulo.

Table of Contents

Foreword Jerry Dávila vii

Translator's Note Robert N. Anderson xxi

Preface xxv

1 A Cartographic and Statistical Portrait of Twentieth-Century Brazil Hervé Thery 1

2 Traces of the Big House and the Slave Quarters: Social Transformation in Rural Brazil during the Twentieth Century Afr&ahat;nio Garcia Moacir Palmeira 20

3 Economic Evolution and the International Connection Paulo Singer 55

4 Brazil and the World Celso Lafer 101

5 Culture and Society Renato Ortiz 120

6 From the Patrimonial State to the Managerial State Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira 141

7 Political Transition and the (Un)rule of Law in the Republic Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro 174

8 Federalism and National Identity Aspásia Camargo 216

9 Amazonia: Past Progress and Future Prospects José Seixas Lourençe;o 253

10 The Northeast: Five Hundred Years of Discoveries Cristovam Buarque 271

11 When the Future Arrives Celso Furtado 291

12 The Challenges of the Globalized Economy Gilberto Dupas 300

13 Metropolises and the Far West in the Twenty-first Century Jorge Wilheim 320

14 Quo Vadis, Brazil? Ignacy Sachs 332

Contributors 345

Index 349

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Because of their leading academic and policy roles, there is no better group of observers than the contributors to this volume to comment on Brazil's postdictatorship political consensus and on the unfinished challenge of unraveling the country's inequalities.—Jerry Davila, from the Foreword



Although several anthologies have attempted to offer a comprehensive view of the last hundred years of Brazil, this volume is significantly superior to the others in scope and in the complex ways the authors approach the social, economic, and political history of the country.—James N. Green, Brown University

Editorial Reviews

Extremely valuable to scholarship.—The Latin American Review of Books



[A] lucid compilation of essays . . . immerse[s] readers in the nation's history, culture, population changes, and political, social, and concentrated wealth changes. . . . It is notable that Brazilian academics and policy makers who have been principle figures in Brazilian administrative life wrote 11 of the 12 essays. Their applied insights show in these candid and articulate summaries, which ultimately advocate for alterations of the national reality for the present century. . . . Highly recommended.—Choice



Presents the collective wisdom of a group of prominent intellectuals and policy makers. . . . This fine English translation provides us with an excellent text for our students and colleagues who have not yet had the privilege of learning Portuguese.—Hispanic American Historical Review



The volume will serve especially well in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars . . . . Highly recommended.—EIAL



Presents the collective wisdom of a group of prominent intellectuals and policy makers as they reflect on the path Brazil traversed in the twentieth century.—Latin American Research Review

From the Publisher