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Confederate Exodus: Social and Environmental Forces in the Migration of U.S. Southerners to Brazil

Confederate Exodus: Social and Environmental Forces in the Migration of U.S. Southerners to Brazil - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Alan P. MarcusPublish date:2021-04-01Pages:282
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496224156ISBN-10:1496224159UPC:9781496224156Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, United States, Human GeographyBook Topic:South America, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCT2ER6CW3
While Americans have been deeply absorbed with the topic of immigration for generations, emigration from the United States has been almost entirely ignored. Following the U.S. Civil War an estimated ten thousand Confederates left the U.S. South, most of them moving to Brazil, where they became known as "Confederados," Portuguese for "Confederates." These Southerners were the largest organized group of white Americans to ever voluntarily emigrate from the United States.

In Confederate Exodus Alan P. Marcus examines the various factors that motivated this exodus, including the maneuvering of various political leaders, communities, and institutions as well as agro-economic and commercial opportunities in Brazil. Marcus considers Brazilian immigration policies, capitalism, the importance of trade and commerce, and race as salient dimensions. He also provides a new synthesis for interpreting the Confederado story and for understanding the impact of the various stakeholders who encouraged, aided, promoted, financed, and facilitated this broader emigration from the U.S. South.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496224156ISBN-10:1496224159UPC:9781496224156Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, United States, Human GeographyBook Topic:South America, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCT2ER6CW3
Alan P. Marcus is a professor of geography and environmental planning at Towson University. He is the editor of Transnational Geographers in the United States: Navigating Autobiogeographies and author of several academic journal articles about Brazil and immigration.


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