Envisioning Brazil: A Guide to Brazilian Studies in the United States
edited by Marshall C. Eakin and Paulo Roberto de Almeida
University of Wisconsin Press, 2005 eISBN: 978-0-299-20773-1 | Cloth: 978-0-299-20770-0 | Paper: 978-0-299-20774-8 Library of Congress Classification F2520.7.E5813 2005 Dewey Decimal Classification 981.0071073
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Envisioning Brazil is a comprehensive and sweeping assessment of Brazilian studies in the United States. Focusing on synthesis and interpretation and assessing trends and perspectives, this reference work provides an overview of the writings on Brazil by United States scholars since 1945.
"The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States," provides an overview of Brazilian Studies in North American universities. "Perspectives from the Disciplines" surveys the various academic disciplines that cultivate Brazilian studies: Portuguese language studies, Brazilian literature, art, music, history, anthropology, Amazonian ethnology, economics, politics, and sociology. "Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies in Britain and France" places the contributions of U.S. scholars in an international perspective. "Bibliographic and Reference Sources" offers a chronology of key publications, an essay on the impact of the digital age on Brazilian sources, and a selective bibliography.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Marshall C. Eakin, professor of History at Vanderbilt University and the executive director of the Brazilian Studies Association, is the author and editor of several books, including: Tropical Capitalism: The Industrialization of Belo Horizonte and Brazil: The Once and Future Country.
Paulo Roberto de Almeida, a Brazilian diplomat who has a Ph.D. in social sciences, is the author of several books on economic international relations and the diplomatic history of Brazil, including, in French, Une Histoire du Brésil: pour comprendre le Brésil contemporain and Le Mercosud: un marché commun pur L'Amérique due Sud.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Contents
Preface : Brazilian Studies in the United States: A Project in Development
Rubens Antônio Barbosa xxx
Introduction
Envisioning Brazil and Brazilianists
Marshall C. Eakin and Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
Part One
The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States
1. Trends, Perspectives, and Prospects
Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
2. Research on Brazil in the United States
Robert M. Levine xxx
3. Teaching Brazil in United States Universities
Theodore R. Young xxx
Part Two
Perspectives from the Disciplines
4. Brazilian Portuguese Language and Linguistics
Carmen Chaves Tesser xxx
5. Literature, Culture, and Civilization
K. David Jackson xxx
6. Arts and Music
José Neistein xxx
7. History
Judy Bieber xxx
8. Anthropology
Janet M. Chernela xxx
9. The Brazilian Economic System through U.S. Lenses
Werner Baer & Roberto Guimaraes xxx
10. Political Science and Sociology
Marshall C. Eakin xxx
11. International Relations
Scott D. Tollefson xxx
12. Geography
Cyrus B. Dawsey III xxx
Part Three
Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies in Britain and France
13. The British Contribution to the Study of Brazil
Leslie Bethell xxx
14. Comparative Development of the Study of Brazil in the United States and France
Edward A. Riedinger xxx
Part Four
Bibliographic and Reference Sources
15. A Chronology of Brazilian-U.S. Relations and Academic Publications, 1945-2002
Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
16. Brasiliana in the United States: Reference Sources and Documents
Ann Hartness xxx
17. Selective Bibliography
Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
Notes on Contributors xxx
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Envisioning Brazil: A Guide to Brazilian Studies in the United States
edited by Marshall C. Eakin and Paulo Roberto de Almeida
University of Wisconsin Press, 2005 eISBN: 978-0-299-20773-1 Cloth: 978-0-299-20770-0 Paper: 978-0-299-20774-8
Envisioning Brazil is a comprehensive and sweeping assessment of Brazilian studies in the United States. Focusing on synthesis and interpretation and assessing trends and perspectives, this reference work provides an overview of the writings on Brazil by United States scholars since 1945.
"The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States," provides an overview of Brazilian Studies in North American universities. "Perspectives from the Disciplines" surveys the various academic disciplines that cultivate Brazilian studies: Portuguese language studies, Brazilian literature, art, music, history, anthropology, Amazonian ethnology, economics, politics, and sociology. "Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies in Britain and France" places the contributions of U.S. scholars in an international perspective. "Bibliographic and Reference Sources" offers a chronology of key publications, an essay on the impact of the digital age on Brazilian sources, and a selective bibliography.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Marshall C. Eakin, professor of History at Vanderbilt University and the executive director of the Brazilian Studies Association, is the author and editor of several books, including: Tropical Capitalism: The Industrialization of Belo Horizonte and Brazil: The Once and Future Country.
Paulo Roberto de Almeida, a Brazilian diplomat who has a Ph.D. in social sciences, is the author of several books on economic international relations and the diplomatic history of Brazil, including, in French, Une Histoire du Brésil: pour comprendre le Brésil contemporain and Le Mercosud: un marché commun pur L'Amérique due Sud.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<table of contents, p. vii>
Contents
Preface : Brazilian Studies in the United States: A Project in Development
Rubens Antônio Barbosa xxx
Introduction
Envisioning Brazil and Brazilianists
Marshall C. Eakin and Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
Part One
The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States
1. Trends, Perspectives, and Prospects
Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
2. Research on Brazil in the United States
Robert M. Levine xxx
3. Teaching Brazil in United States Universities
Theodore R. Young xxx
Part Two
Perspectives from the Disciplines
4. Brazilian Portuguese Language and Linguistics
Carmen Chaves Tesser xxx
5. Literature, Culture, and Civilization
K. David Jackson xxx
6. Arts and Music
José Neistein xxx
7. History
Judy Bieber xxx
8. Anthropology
Janet M. Chernela xxx
9. The Brazilian Economic System through U.S. Lenses
Werner Baer & Roberto Guimaraes xxx
10. Political Science and Sociology
Marshall C. Eakin xxx
11. International Relations
Scott D. Tollefson xxx
12. Geography
Cyrus B. Dawsey III xxx
Part Three
Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies in Britain and France
13. The British Contribution to the Study of Brazil
Leslie Bethell xxx
14. Comparative Development of the Study of Brazil in the United States and France
Edward A. Riedinger xxx
Part Four
Bibliographic and Reference Sources
15. A Chronology of Brazilian-U.S. Relations and Academic Publications, 1945-2002
Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
16. Brasiliana in the United States: Reference Sources and Documents
Ann Hartness xxx
17. Selective Bibliography
Paulo Roberto de Almeida xxx
Notes on Contributors xxx
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