Conflicts and Conspiracies by Kenneth Maxwell

Conflicts and Conspiracies by Kenneth Maxwell

A study of Brazil during a critical formative period which illuminates the causes of her special historical development within Latin America. Professor Maxwell analyzes the shifting relationships between Portugal, England and Brazil during the second half of the 18th Century. Through his study, Professor Maxwell is concerned with the social, economic and political significance of the events he describes. An important part of this work is a study of the Minas Conspiracy of 1788-89.

"This brilliant monograph has long reigned as the premier treatment on the origins of Brazilian independenceIt has no equal and richly deserves a new readership." -- Thomas Skidmore, Brown University

"This attractive edition should make the Luso-Brazilian world of the late eighteenth century more accessible to English-language readers, especially those interested in the empires of the Atlantic World." --Mary Karash, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

Kenneth Maxwell holds the Nelson and David Rockefeller Chair in Inter-American Studies at the Council of Foriegn Relations. He has taught at Yale, Princeton and Columbia Universities and the University of Kansas. Dr. Maxwell's recent books include Naked Tropics: Essays on Empire andOther Rogues (2003), The Making of Portuguese Democracy (1995) and Pombal: Paradox of the Enlightenment (1995).

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ISBN 13	9780415949897
ISBN 10	0415949890
Title	Conflicts and Conspiracies
Author	Kenneth Maxwell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2004-06-28
Number of pages	320
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