Fear & memory in the Brazilian army and society, 1889-1954 / Shawn C. Smallman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smallman, Shawn C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Brazil--History.

Civil-military relations.

Sociology, Military--Brazil.

Sociology, Military.

Brazil--History--1889-.

Brazil.

Brazil. Exército--Political activity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Other Title:

Fear and memory in the Brazilian army and society, 1889-1954

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For more than half a century, the Brazilian army used fear and censorship to alter history and create its own political myths. Drawing on oral histories, secret police documents and other sources recently made available, the author offers a revisionist interpretation of Brazil's political history.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Officers versus Politicians, 1889-1930; 2. Chaos, Communism, and Terror, 1930-1937; 3. The Meaning of Independence, 1937-1945; 4. The Struggle over Petroleum, 1945-1948; 5. The Clash of Ideologies, 1949; 6. The Victory of the Nationalists, 1949-1951; 7. Betrayal, Torture, and Suicide, 1951-1954; 8. The Foundations of Military Rule; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-256) and index.

ISBN:

9798890873446

9780807860502

0807860506

OCLC:

476237513