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Brazilian society was shaken by turmoil in the 1920s and 1930s. Capturing a crucial period in Brazil's history, this portrait of science as a creative and potentially transformative pathway will intrigue anyone fascinated by environmental history, museums, and the history of science. Duarte shows how Brazilian science furthered global scientific knowledge in ways that are relevant now more than ever.

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Brazilian society was shaken by turmoil in the 1920s and 1930s. Capturing a crucial period in Brazil's history, this portrait of science as a creative and potentially transformative pathway will intrigue anyone fascinated by environmental history, museums, and the history of science. Duarte shows how Brazilian science furthered global scientific knowledge in ways that are relevant now more than ever.
Autorenporträt
Regina Horta Duarte is a professor of history at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is the author of several books, including Noites Circenses: Espetáculos de circo e teatro em Minas Gerais no século XIX and História e Natureza. She is a founding member of the Sociedad Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Historia Ambiental, and she was the founding editor-in-chief of the journal Historia Ambiental Latinoamericana y Caribeña. Diane Grosklaus Whitty is a full-time translator specializing in Brazilian studies.