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Author Mares, David R., author

Title Aspirational power : Brazil on the long road to global influence / David R. Mares, Harold A. Trinkunas
Published Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 224 pages)
Series Geopolitics in the 21st century
Geopolitics in the 21st century.
Contents Brazil, the Emerging Powers, and the Future of the International Order -- Interpreting Brazil's Attempts to Emerge in Historical Perspective -- Selling Brazil's Rise : Brazilian Foreign Policy from Cardoso to Rousseff -- Brazil, Order-Making and International Security -- Brazil and the Multilateral Structure of Economic Globalization -- Brazil and the Global Commons -- Emergence : Why Brazil Falls Short and What It Might Do Differently
Summary "As the largest country in South America by land mass and population, Brazil has been marked since its independence by a belief that it has a potential to be more than merely a very large country. Set apart from the rest of the hemisphere by culture, language and history, Brazil has also been viewed by its neighbors as a potential great power, and at times, a threat. But even though domestic aspirations and foreign perceptions have held out the prospect for Brazil becoming a major power, the country has lacked the capabilities--particularly on the military and economic dimensions--to pursue a traditional path to greatness. Aspirational Power examines Brazil as a rising power. It explains Brazil's predilection for soft power through a historical analysis of Brazil's three previous attempts to achieve major power status, each of which shaped its present strategy. Though Brazil's efforts to rise have fallen short it will continue to try to overcome the obstacles to its rise, whether those obstacles are domestic or international"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 08, 2016)
Subject Globalization -- Political aspects -- Brazil
Great powers -- Philosophy
International relations -- Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Globalization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Caribbean & Latin American.
Diplomatic relations
Globalization -- Political aspects
International economic relations
International relations
International relations -- Philosophy
Public opinion
SUBJECT Brazil -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016539
Brazil -- Relations
Brazil -- Foreign economic relations
Brazil -- Foreign public opinion
Subject Brazil
Form Electronic book
Author Trinkunas, Harold A., author
LC no. 2016027986
ISBN 9780815727972
0815727976
9780815727965
0815727968
081572795X
9780815727958