Patronage and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil

by Richard Graham

Book Overview

Focusing on the period from 1840 to 1889, the author explores the specific ways in which granting protection, official positions, and other favors in exchange for political and personal loyalty worked to benefit the interests of wealthy Brazilians. The book is based principally on both the official and private correspondence of politicians, judges and bureaucrats, using these materials to look in depth at political practice. "Whatever the outcome...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804723362
• ISBN13: 9780804723367
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.4"