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Autore |
Maxwell Kenneth <1941-> |
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Naked tropics : essays on empire and other rogues / / Kenneth Maxwell |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-02437-3 |
0-415-94576-3 |
1-136-72841-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (656 p.) |
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Collana |
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New World in the Atlantic world |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Portuguese - Foreign countries |
Electronic books. |
Brazil History |
Portugal Relations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Map; Foreword-Blame It on Rio; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Chapter 1. First Encounters; I; II; Chapter 2. ¡Adiós Columbus!; I; II; III; IV; V; Chapter 3. Chocolate; I; II; Chapter 4. Pirate Democracy; I; II; III; Chapter 5. Hegemonies Old and New; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 6. The Spark: The Amazon and the Suppression of the Jesuits; I; II; III; Chapter 7. The Idea of the Luso-Brazilian Empire; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; Chapter 8. Why Was Brazil Different?: The Contexts of Independence; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII |
Chapter 9. The Odd Couple: Jefferson and the AbbéI; II; III; IV; Chapter 10. A Story of Slavery, Sex, and Mammon; I; II; III; Chapter 11. The Tragedy of the Amazon; I; II; III; IV; V; Chapter 12. Chico Mendes; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; Chapter 13. The Two Brazils; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 14. Macao: Shadow Land; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; Chapter 15. Heroes and Traitors; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 16. Orfeu; Sources of Publications; Abbreviations; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
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