Disputed Pasts : Forgetting and Remembering the Dictatorship in Brazil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buarque de Hollanda, Cristina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bolsonaro, Jair, 1955-.

Dictatorship--Brazil--History--20th century.

Dictatorship.

Collective memory in mass media.

Human rights workers.

Brazil--Politics and government--1985-.

Brazil.

Local Subjects:

Bolsonaro, Jair, 1955-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2026.

Summary:

How the memory of military dictatorship shapes Brazil's political divides and the far-right's rise.Brazil's military dictatorship ended in 1985, but its history still looms large over the country.Since the restoration of democracy, national politics have been shaped by heated contestation over the dictatorship's legacy.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Part I. Forgetting

1. Scenes, Alliances, and Actors at the Roots of the Transition

2. The "Mean-Spirited" Amnesty and Platforms of Forgetting

3. From Forgetfulness to Publicity: Fear, Hope, and Punishment in the 1980s

Part II. Remembering

4. Toward the Special Commission on Political Dead and Disappeared: Steps and Countersteps in Remembering the Past

5. The Political Roots of the Memory Turn: The Amnesty Commission and the Enduring Barriers to Remembering

Part III. Celebrating

6. Politics and Policies of Remembering: Truth Commissions, the Peak and Decline of Memory

7. Human Rights in Dispute: Celebrating the Violent Past

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Timeline

Cast of Characters

Notes

Index.

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ISBN:

1-4773-3408-4

1-4773-3409-2

OCLC:

1587328729