Books About Brazil » Century http://booksaboutbrazil.com Best books about Brazil Sun, 09 May 2010 21:51:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Princess Isabel of Brazil: Gender and Power in the Nineteenth Century http://booksaboutbrazil.com/2010/01/24/princess-isabel-of-brazil-gender-and-power-in-the-nineteenth-century/ http://booksaboutbrazil.com/2010/01/24/princess-isabel-of-brazil-gender-and-power-in-the-nineteenth-century/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:25:28 +0000 admin http://booksaboutbrazil.com/?p=322
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As the elder daughter of an emperor whose wife had presented him with no sons, Isabel stood to inherit the monarchy of Brazil with the passing of Dom Pedro II. On three separate occasions, Isabel was named regent, or head of state, when her father was required to leave the country for extended periods. On each occasion, she served as the dutiful daughter, following her father’s instructions to the letter and resisting any attempts at personal aggrandizement. During her third regency, as her father recuperated in Europe, rather than accumulate personal power and oppose the forces of republicanism and abolition, Isabel personally led the struggle to pass the Gold Law of 1888 abolishing slavery throughout Brazil, thus ridding the country of one of the institutions upon which traditional monarchical Brazil was based and speeding the downfall of the monarchy, the monarchy she would inherit, in 1889.

Princess Isabel of Brazil examines Isabel’s role as an extraordinary woman who had access to material wealth and education and power, in patriarchal nineteenth-century Brazil. Professor Barman looks at how her life was constrained by her subordinate roles as daughter, wife, mother, and even as empress-in-waiting, using the fascinating career of Isabel to examine the interplay of gender and power in the nineteenth century.

This new book is an excellent resource for courses biography, women’s studies, and Latin American history courses.

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Brazil: A Century of World Cup Football is:

A critical analysis and comparison of the play of Brazil, Germany and Italy in the World Cup.
A comprehensive appraisal of football’s two greatest players – Pele and Maradona – goal for goal; skill for skill; and championships won for championships won.
Relive the philosophy, decent conduct and tactics, and the beautiful football that made Pele, Brazil and soccer so popular all over the world.
When excerpts from the book were published in newspapers in Nigeria; Canada; Turkey; Ghana; Kenya; Cameroon; South Africa; and Egypt, there were reports of widespread joy and excitement amongst those who read.
That joy and excitement, which only the highest calibre of World Cup play can elicit – as it was in 1958, 1962, 1970, and 1994 – reverberate through every page of this book. This is what we expect from Brazil at South Africa 2010.

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Anthony Ikpong is a Nigerian soccer fan who lives in Canada, where he is a Bridge Engineer by profession … For a man whose discipline is engineering, the depth and dazzle of Anthony’s writing will leave you enthralled. So get ready for a thrill of your life as Anthony takes you through the 20th Century of World Cup Football!
—-Dave Enechukwu, Post Express – Lagos

Anthony Ikpong, the author of this book, is noted for his fierce debates about soccer matters and he enjoys the respect of some of the leading soccer publications in Africa and Canada including CAF News. He occasionally writes for the Sowetan.
—-Molefi Mika, The Sowetan – Johannesburg

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