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The party of order : the conservatives, the state, and slavery in the Brazilian monarchy, 1831-1871 / Jeffrey D. Needell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Needell, Jeffrey D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, 1825-1891.
- Pedro.
- Conservatives--Brazil--History--19th century.
- Conservatives.
- Brazil--Politics and government--1822-1889.
- Brazil.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (480 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Analyzes Brazil's monarchy, which adapted European ideas and practices to a Creole plantation society that was traditionally based on African slavery. This study focuses upon the Conservatives, who represented the sugar and coffee elites in reconstructing the nation's state as a strong, representative constitutional monarchy in troubled times.
- Contents:
- An obscured genesis
- The port and province of Rio de Janeiro
- The threat of revolution and the reactionary mobilization : 1831-1837
- Political theory, partisan practice, and the emperor's emergence : 1837-1848
- Provincial politics, foreign affairs, and patronage : 1848-1853
- The transformation of politics and the state : 1853-1867
- Abolition, war, and the vindication of constitutional government : 1867-1871
- The defeat of the party : the political crisis of 1871
- Legacy and metamorphosis.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-442) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8047-6806-4
- 1-4294-5689-2
- OCLC:
- 191930484
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