Formation of Souls: Imagery of the Republic in Brazil

by José Murilo de Carvalho

In The Formation of Souls: Imagery of the Republic in Brazil, Jos? Murilo de Carvalho examines the birth of the Brazilian Republic in 1889. Given that the majority of the population of Brazil participated very little in the change from an empire to a republic, what allowed the new government to consolidate its power? As a part of the answer to this question, Carvalho analyzes a collection of republican symbols, images, allegories, and myths...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268035261
• ISBN13: 9780268035266
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"