Immigration, ethnicity, and national identity in Brazil, 1808 to the present /

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"Immigration, Ethnicity, and National Identity in Brazil, 1808 to the Present" examines the immigration to Brazil of millions of Europeans, Asians and Middle Easterners beginning in the nineteenth century. Jeffrey Lesser analyzes how these newcomers and their descendants adapted to their n...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lesser, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Series:New approaches to the Americas.
Subjects:
1800-1999
National characteristics, Brazilian > History > 19th century.
National characteristics, Brazilian > History > 20th century.
Immigrants > Brazil > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Brésiliens > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Brésiliens > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
Ethnic relations
Immigrants
National characteristics, Brazilian
Brazil > Ethnic relations > History.
Brazil
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Creating Brazilians
  • From Central Europe and Asia : immigration schemes, 1822-1870
  • Mass migrations, 1880-1920
  • The creation of Euro-Brazilian identities
  • How Arabs became Jews, 1880-1940
  • Asianizing Brazil : new immigrants and new identities, 1900-1955
  • Epilogue : the song remains the same.

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