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Prologue: “So you had the guts to kill your children?”                          11 Part 1 1 On war and peace among slaves                                                                  21 2 On the supports to this study                                                                       33 Part 2 3 On the numbers of men and Africans                                                51 4 On feeling part of a slave family                                                       61 5 The relation…

Book portrays multiplicity of the Italian count who lived and died in Amazonia Collection of texts illustrates the various profiles and performances of Ermanno Stradelli, who played a delicate role of interpreter and revealer of the indigenous Amazonian cultures in the 19th and 20th centuries An Italian Count goes to Amazonia because of his curiosity…

Summary Preface Amazon without end: the extravagant roads of Stradelli …. 9 Francisco Foot Hardman Introduction…………………………………………. 15 Livia Raponi I. Passages, walks, lost footsteps: Ermanno Stradelli’s trips and the Ermanno Stradelli journey …………………….. 31 Ettore Finazzi-Agrò II. The Stradelli-Dalla Vedova correspondence: real history and official representation of the relationship between an explorer and the Italian…

The Legacy of Slavery in Brazilian History Emilia Viotti da Costa points at the need to understand the legacy left behind by slavery Emília Viotti da Costa is a mandatory reference when it comes to Brazilian History. Her studies revolutionized the understanding of slavery and the struggle of the black people in Brazil, focusing on…

Summary Introduction 9 Chapter 1 – From Defending Slavery to Criticism 13 Chapter 2 – The abolition of trafficking 23 Chapter 3 – The Search for Alternatives 33 Chapter 4 – Abolitionism. First stage: 1850-1871 39 Chapter 5 – Abolitionism. Second stage: The Law of the Free Womb 51 Chapter 6 – From the Ox…

The triggering conditions to the suicidal process In a quest for a broad vision of the matter, the author traces the history of the subject and analyzes the occurrence of this kind of behavior in Brazil and worldwide Suicide has always existed, but will it always be a part of the human experience? Should the…

Summary Presentation – Diego De Leo 7 Introduction 15 First Part – Suicide 19 Chapter 1 | What Is Suicide 21 Chapter 2 | Brief History of Suicide 27 Chapter 3 | Suicide in the world 39 Chapter 4 | Suicide in Brazil 59 Chapter 5 | Causes of Suicide 67 Part Two – Prevention…

Samba is linked to the processes of construction of the Brazilian national identity This work examines the origins of the musical rhythm, its processes and social relations as part of the development of Brazilian identity By challenging the classic authors’ views on Brazilian cultural history, who define samba as Portuguese music inspired by black culture,…

Summary Introduction 1 Chapter I – Samba in historiography 15 The word “samba” 17 A speech on samba 24 Samba as a musical genre 26 Popular & Folklore 34 The bibliographic gap 41 Beat and samba 44 Denial of the black creative role  49 Chapter II – The Perennial Samba as an African Form in…

International Relations Experts debate US Trade Policy The discussion basis of this book focuses on North American institutions for the formulation and execution of foreign trade, taking into account historical issues since the interwar period In the face of the current challenges of multilateral trade worldwide, with the threat of tariff wars on all sides,…