Power, patronage, and political violence : state building on a Brazilian frontier, 1822-1889 / Judy Bieber. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bieber, Judy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patronage, Political--Brazil--Minas Gerais--History--19th century.

Patronage, Political.

Power (Social sciences)--Brazil--Minas Gerais--History--19th century.

Power (Social sciences).

Municipal government--Brazil--Minas Gerais--History--19th century.

Municipal government.

Political corruption--Brazil--Minas Gerais--History--19th century.

Political corruption.

Political violence--Brazil--Minas Gerais--History--19th century.

Political violence.

Minas Gerais (Brazil)--Politics and government--19th century.

Minas Gerais (Brazil).

Patronage, Political--History--19th century--Minas Gerais--Brazil.

Power (Social sciences)--History--19th century--Brazil--Minas Gerais.

Municipal government--History--19th century--Minas Gerais--Brazil.

Political corruption--History--19th century--Minas Gerais--Brazil.

Political violence--History--19th century--Brazil--Minas Gerais.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 253 p. ) ill., map ;

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

The Development of Minas Gerais

The Marginalization of the Municipality, 1822-50

From Kinship to Party Politics

Centralized Bureaucracies and Electoral Corruption

Criminality and Impunity in the Sertao Mineiro, 1822-50

The Escalation of Criminality and Political Violence, 1850-89

The Moral Economy of Partisan Identity and Liberal Ideology in the Sertao Mineiro

The Limited Benefits of Patronage, 1850-89

The Continuity of Political Violence in the Sertao Mineiro.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-246) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-28286-2