Brazil on the Rise

The Story of a Country Transformed

Larry Rohter (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2012
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
9780230120730 (ISBN)

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In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazil's history, culture, and booming economy. Going beyond the popular stereotypes of samba, supermodels, and soccer, he shows us a stunning and varied landscape and how a complex and vibrant people defy definition.

LARRY ROHTER served as a correspondent in Rio de Janeiro for fourteen years for Newsweek and later bureau chief for The New York Times. He is widely considered a top expert on Brazil. Currently he is a culture reporter for The New York Times and a commentator for Brazilian media. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.

A History of Booms and Busts Sin and Salvation South of the Equator The Myth of a Racial Paradise The Tropical Lifestyle Creativity, Culture, and 'Cannibalism' Industrial Giant, Agricultural Superpower Energy to Burn: Petroleum, Ethanol, and Hydropower The Amazon: Nationalism and Paranoia in the Jungle Becoming a 'Serious Country' Politics After Lula and FHC

Zusatzinfo	map
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Südamerika ► Brasilien
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-13	9780230120730 / 9780230120730
Zustand	Neuware