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Sacred Geographies of Ancient Amazonia
Scholars have long insisted that the Amazonian ecosystem placed severe limits on the size and complexity of its ancient cultures, but leading researcher Denise Schaan reverses that view, revealing a major civilization in ancient Amazonia that was more complex than anyone previously dreamed.
The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil
The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil makes the last two centuries of Brazilian history come alive through the stories of mostly non-elite individuals. The pieces in this lively collection address how people experienced historical continuities and changes by exploring how they related to the rise of Brazilian national identity and the emergence of a national state. By including a broad array of historical actors from different regions, ethnicities, occupations, races, genders, and eras, The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil brings a human dimension to major economic, political, cultural, and social transitions. Because these perspectives do not always fit with the generalizations made about the predominant attitudes, values, and beliefs of different groups, they bring a welcome complexity to the understanding of Brazilian society and history.
Secret Dialogues
Secret Dialogues uncovers an unexpected development in modern Latin American history: the existence of secret talks between generals and Roman Catholic bishops at the height of Brazil's military dictatorship. During the brutal term of Emilio Garrastazœ Medici, the Catholic Church became famous for its progressivism. However, new archival sources demonstrate that the church also sought to retain its privileges and influence by exploring a potential alliance with the military. From 1970 to 1974 the secret Bipartite Commission worked to resolve church-state conflict and to define the boundary between social activism and subversion. As the bishops increasingly made defense of human rights their...
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Coronel Labre
Este livro é o resultado de uma pesquisa minuciosa sobre Antônio Rodrigues Rodrigues Pereira Labre, fundador da cidade de Lábrea, no médio Purus. É um estudo da vida e do tempo desse sertanista, advogado, político, banqueiro e colonialista da Amazônia puruense.
Memórias de um reitor emérito
Uma pessoa carismática, sensível e elegante. Um professor inspirador, fiel aos valores maristas. Um gestor competente, humano e compreensivo. Um reitor visionário, apaixonado pela PUCPR e sua missão. Alboni Marisa Dudeque Pianovski Vieira A estatura de uma pessoa é medida pelas obras que realizou e deixou para a sociedade. Irmão Clemente Ivo Juliatto foi um sonhador e um realizador: sonhou uma Universidade diferenciada porque criativa e inovadora, desde o projeto arquitetônico, ao pedagógico e ao social. Enfrentou sofrimentos, mas os superou com resiliência e fé. Irmão marista, fiel a sua vocação, deixou-nos um legado monumental, essa "Obra de Deus, de Maria e de São Marcelino ...
Brazil in Reference Books, 1965-1989
More than 1,650 entries citing reference sources, including handbooks, specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, and statistical compilations.
Slavery and Slaving in World History: A Bibliography, 1900-91: v. 1
This bibliography of 20th century literature focuses on slavery and slave-trading from ancient times through the 19th century. It contains over 10,000 entries, with the principal sections organizing works by the political/geographical frameworks of the enslavers.
