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We cannot remain silent : opposition to the Brazilian military dictatorship in the United States / James N. Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, James Naylor, 1951-
- Series:
- Radical perspectives.
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Radical perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dictatorship--Brazil--History--20th century.
- Dictatorship.
- Brazil--History--Revolution, 1964--Foreign public opinion.
- Brazil.
- Brazil--Politics and government--1964-1985.
- United States--Relations--Brazil.
- United States.
- Brazil--Relations--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (470 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A history of the U.S. grassroots campaign against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America.
- Contents:
- Revolution and counterrevolution in Brazil
- "A gente quer ter voz ativa"
- The birth of a movement
- "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a cancao"
- The world turned upside down
- "Agora falando serio"
- Defending artistic and academic freedom
- "Acorda amor"
- The campaign against torture
- "Vai meu irmao"
- Latin Americanists take a stand
- "Pode me prender, pode me bater"
- Human rights and the organization of American states
- "Fado tropical"
- Congressional questioning
- "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky"
- Denouncing the dictatorship
- "Navegar e preciso"
- Performing opposition
- "Quem e essa mulher?"
- The slow-motion return to democracy
- "Amanha ha de ser outro dia".
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613036308
- 9781283036306
- 1283036304
- 9780822391784
- 0822391783
- OCLC:
- 645338376
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