Modern Brazil: A Social History

by Herbert S. Klein and Francisco Vidal Luna

Book Overview

Herbert S. Klein and Francisco Vidal Luna present a sweeping narrative of social change in Brazil that documents its transition from a predominantly rural and illiterate society in 1950, to an overwhelmingly urban, modern, and literate society in the twenty-first century. Tracing this radical evolution reveals how industrialization created a new labor force, how demographic shifts reorganized the family and social attitudes, and how urban life emerged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108733298
• ISBN13: 9781108733298
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.9"