Britain and the Onset of Modernization in Brazil 1850-1914

by Richard Graham

Book Overview

This is a detailed study of British influence in Brazil as a theme within the larger story of modernization. The British were involved at key points in the initial stages of modernization. Their hold upon the import-export economy tended to slow down industrialization, and there were other areas in which their presence acted as a brake upon Brazilian modernization. But the British also fostered change. British railways provided primary stimulus to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521096812
• ISBN13: 9780521096812
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Modern Brazil

Sort of indispensable reading for students of Brazilian history and, to some extent, South American history.