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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827956803321

Autore

Rachum Ilan

Titolo

The dismantling of Brazil's Old Republic : early twentieth century cultural change, intergenerational cleavages, and the October 1930 revolution / / Ilan Rachum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7618-6639-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Disciplina

980.033

Soggetti

Latin America Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; 1 Placing October 1930 in Its Latin American Context; 2 The Old Republic; 3 Cultural Change and the Undermining of Hierarchies; 4 Alberto Torres; 5 When Artists Launch a Struggle for Modern Values; 6 Violent Protests of Inarticulate Young Officers; 7 A Notable Addition; 8 A Shift in the Evaluation of National Issues; 9 Two Years of Revolutionary Effervescence; 10 A Revolution?; 11 A Long and Tortuous Aftermath; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book follows the progression of the political and cultural upheavals in early 20th century Brazil, with special focus on the rebelling young military officers and the modernist artists, highlighting their internal controversies and evolving ideologies.