Stringing together a nation : Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon and the construction of a modern Brazil, 1906-1930 /

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Examines the life of one of the most fascinating and debated figures in modern Brazil, Candido Rondon, by melding traditional and new research approaches into an informal and clear narrative style of history. It brings to the English-speaking academic public a welcome deconstruction of recent Brazil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Diacon, Todd A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
Colección:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Temas:
Rondon, Cândido Mariano da Silva, > 1865-1958.
Rondon, Cândido Mariano da Silva, > 1865-1958
Rondon, Cândido M.
Brazil. > Comissão de Linhas Telegráficas Estratégicas de Mato Grosso ao Amazonas.
Brazil. > Comissão de Linhas Telegráficas Estratégicas de Mato Grosso ao Amazonas
1889-1930
Telegraph > Brazil > History.
Indians of South America > Brazil > Government relations.
Positivism.
Peuples autochtones > Brésil > Relations avec l'État.
Positivisme.
positivism.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Discoveries in geography
Indians of South America > Government relations
Positivism
Telegraph
História do brasil > 1906-1930.
Brazil > History > 1889-1930.
Amazon River Valley > Discovery and exploration.
Brésil > Histoire > 1889-1930.
Amazon River Valley
Brazil
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Stringing Together a People and a Place
  • 2. Building the Lonely Line, 1907-1915
  • 3. Working and Living on the Lonely Line
  • 4. The Power of Positivism
  • 5. Living with Others on the Lonely Line
  • 6. Selling a Person and a Product: Public Relations and the Rondon Telegraph Commission
  • 7. The Legacy of the Lonely Line
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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