The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil offers a sweeping yet accessible history of Latin America's largest country. Boris Fausto examines Brazil's history from the arrival of the Portuguese in the New World through the long and sometimes rocky transition from independence in 1822 to democracy in the twentieth century. In a completely new chapter, his son Sergio Fausto, a prominent political scientist, brings the history up to the present, focusing on Brazil's increasing global economic importance as well as its continued democratic development and the challenges the country faces to meet the higher expectations of its people.

Author: Boris Fausto
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/11/2014
Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
Pages: 472
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781107635241
2nd Edition


Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2015 pg. 1379

About the Author
Fausto, Boris: - Boris Fausto is a renowned Brazilian historian and political scientist. He is a retired Professor of Political Science at the University of São Paulo.Fausto, Sergio: - Sergio Fausto is a political scientist and executive director of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute, a Brazilian think tank.