This is the first complete economic and social history of Brazil in the modern period in any language. It provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the B

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The first social history examining all aspects of Brazil's radical transition from a predominantly rural society to an urban one.

This is the first complete economic and social history of Brazil in the modern period in any language. It provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the B

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