| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 414 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Founding of the Brazilian empire -- ch. 2. Bending the twig -- ch. 3. The regency and boy emperor -- ch. 4. Don Pedro's Brazil in the 1840's -- ch. 5. The emperor's family life and general routine -- ch. 6. Twenty-five years of foreign troubles -- ch. 7. Don Pedro's struggles with a premature political system -- ch. 8. A visit to the old world -- ch. 9. The emperor's religious views and church policy -- ch. 10. Touring the United States of America -- ch. 11. Don Pedro as teacher of the Brazilian nation -- ch. 12. Promotion of internal progress -- ch. 13. Among the intellectuals -- ch. 14. Slavery and abolition -- ch. 15. Increasing discontent toward the monarchy -- ch. 16. the menace of militarism -- ch. 17. The revolution -- ch. 18. Banishment of the imperial family -- ch. 19. Don Pedro in exile |
| Notes |
Originally published by the University of North Carolina Press |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-403) and index |
| Subject |
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, 1825-1891.
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Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, 1825-1891. |
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Emperors -- Brazil -- Biography
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Emperors.
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Brazil -- History -- Empire, 1822-1889.
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Brazil.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203041313 |
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1136227415 |
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1136227482 |
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1136227555 |
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9780203041314 |
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9781136227417 |
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9781136227486 |
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9781136227554 |
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