Empires and Exploration: Richard Francis Burton's Travels in Brazil - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marshall C. EakinSeries:Pitt Latin AmericanPublish date:12/16/2025Pages:372
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822967859ISBN-10:822967855UPC:9780822967859Book Category:History, Travel, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, South America, Colonialism & Post-ColonialismBook Topic:South America, BrazilSize:8.84 x 6.12 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.3404Product ID:SCEWWMNZ29
Empires and Exploration: Richard Francis Burton's Travels in Brazil
Empires and Explorations interweaves nineteenth-century Brazilian history, the extraordinary life of Richard Francis Burton, and the use of travel writing by historians. Burton witnessed the origins of the early processes of nation-building in Brazil, including the power and influence of Great Britain on the Brazilian monarchy that had declared its independence in the 1820s. A seasoned explorer...
Series: Pitt Latin American
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822967859ISBN-10:822967855UPC:9780822967859Book Category:History, Travel, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, South America, Colonialism & Post-ColonialismBook Topic:South America, BrazilSize:8.84 x 6.12 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.3404Product ID:SCEWWMNZ29
Marshall C. Eakin is distinguished professor of history emeritus at Vanderbilt University, where he taught from 1983 to 2024. A specialist in modern Brazilian history, he is the author of six books, including The History of Latin America: Collision of Cultures and Becoming Brazilians: Race and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Brazil. From 2004-2011 he served as the executive director of the...
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
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