ISBN:
8572440658
Language:
Portuguese
Pages:
678 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
DDC:
305.40981
Keywords:
Women History
;
Brazil
;
Women Social conditions
;
Brazil
Abstract:
"Highly recommended sampler of 20 essays by leading Brazilian historians and anthropologists. Some authors succinctly summarize their own books; others take on new topics. Not a balanced survey as treatment of periods and topics is uneven. Essays on colonial period are skewed toward sexuality; 19th century is poorly represented; and 20th-century essays emphasize working-class women. However, these emphases reflect trends in historiography. Overall quality is excellent; and many of the 20th-century essays are particularly accessible, fresh, and humorous. Good illustrations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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