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Princess Isabel of Brazil : gender and power in the nineteenth century /
As the elder daughter of an emperor whose wife had presented him with no sons, Isabel stood to inherit the monarchy of Brazil with the passing of Dom Pedro II. On three separate occasions, Isabel was named regent, or head of state, when her father was required to leave the country for extended perio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wilmington, Del. :
SR Books,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Latin American silhouettes.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As the elder daughter of an emperor whose wife had presented him with no sons, Isabel stood to inherit the monarchy of Brazil with the passing of Dom Pedro II. On three separate occasions, Isabel was named regent, or head of state, when her father was required to leave the country for extended periods. On each occasion, she served as the dutiful daughter, following her father's instructions to the letter and resisting any attempts at personal aggrandizement. During her third regency, as her father recuperated in Europe, rather than accumulate personal power and oppose the forces of republicani. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 291 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461714989 1461714982 |