Days of national festivity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1823-1889 / Hendrik Kraay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kraay, Hendrik, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Festivals--Political aspects--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--History--19th century.

Festivals.

Holidays--Brazil--History--19th century.

Holidays.

Political customs and rites--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--History--19th century.

Political customs and rites.

Brazil--Anniversaries, etc--Political aspects--History--19th century.

Brazil.

Brazil--Politics and government--1822-1889.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Official and popular celebrations marked the Brazilian empire's days of national festivity, and these civic rituals were the occasion for often intense debate about the imperial regime. Hendrik Kraay explores the patterns of commemoration in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, the meanings of the principal institutions of the constitutional monarchy established in 1822–24 (which were celebrated on days of national festivity), and the challenges to the imperial regime that took place during the festivities. While officialdom and the narrow elite sought to control civic rituals, the urban lower classes took an active part in them, although their popular festivities were not always welcomed by the elite. Days of National Festivity is the first book to provide a systematic analysis of civic ritual in a Latin American country over a long period of time—and in doing so, it offers new perspectives on the Brazilian empire, elite and popular politics, and urban culture.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Map, Table, and Figures

Currency, Orthography, Names, Pseudonyms, and Note Conventions

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One. Constructing the Monarchy, 1823–1829

Chapter Two. The Radical Challenge, 1830–1837

Chapter Three. Monarchical Reaction, 1837–1841

Chapter Four. Official Festivities and Politics, 1841–1864

Chapter Five. The Equestrian Statue of Pedro I, 1862

Chapter Six. Patriots on the Streets and at Home, 1840's–1860's

Chapter Seven. The Empire on Stage, 1820's–1864

Chapter Eight. War, Patriotism, and Politics, 1865–1870

Chapter Nine. Questioning Official Ritual, 1870's–1880's

Chapter Ten. Popular Patriots and Abolitionists, 1870–1889

Epilogue. Republican Innovations in the 1890's

Conclusion

Abbreviations Used in the Notes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804786102

0804786100

OCLC:

850161964