Avoiding the Dark: Essays on Race and the Forging of National Culture in Modern Brazil

by Darien J Davis

First published in 1999. This work examines the processes by which Brazilian nationalists forged and propagated an all-inclusive national identity, which attempted to promote racial harmony in the first four decades of the twentieth century. Specific emphasis is given to the rising patriotic feelings under the administration of President Getulio Vargas, which culminated in the creation of Estado Novo in 1937. Vargas' generation succeeded in encouraging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138609692
• ISBN13: 9781138609693
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.4"