A history of the U.S. grassroots campaign against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America.
A history of the U.S. grassroots campaign against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America.
James N. Green is Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and past president of the Brazilian Studies Association. He is the editor of Lina Penna Sattamini’s A Mother’s Cry: A Memoir of Politics, Prison, and Torture under the Brazilian Military Dictatorship, also published by Duke University Press, and the author of Beyond Carnival: Male Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century Brazil.
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About the Series ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Tropical Delights and Torture Chambers, or Imagining Brazil in the United States Prólogo "Era um país subdesenvolvido" 13 1. Revolution and Counterrevolution in Brazil 19 Capítulo I "A gente quer ter voz ativa" 49 2. The Birth of a Movement 55 Capítulo II "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a canção" 77 3. The World Turned Upside Down 85 Capítulo III "Agora falando sério" 107 4. Defending Artistic and Academic Freedom 115 Capítulo IV "Acorda amor" 137 5. The Campaign against Torture 143 Capítulo V "Vai meu irmão" 167 6. Latin Americanists Take a Stand 177 Capítulo VI "Pode me prender, pode me bater" 197 7. Human Rights and the Organization of American States 201 Capítulo VII "Fado tropical" 225 8. Congressional Questioning 233 Capítulo VIII "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky" 255 9. Denouncing the Dictatorship 259 Capítulo IX "Navegar é preciso" 291 10. Performing Opposition 293 Capítulo X "Quem é essa mulhar" 315 11. The Slow-Motion Return to Democracy 321 Capítulo XI "Amanhã há de ser outro dia" 355 Conclusions: Making a Difference 359 Notes 367 Bibliography 411 Index 431
About the Series ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Tropical Delights and Torture Chambers, or Imagining Brazil in the United States Prólogo "Era um país subdesenvolvido" 13 1. Revolution and Counterrevolution in Brazil 19 Capítulo I "A gente quer ter voz ativa" 49 2. The Birth of a Movement 55 Capítulo II "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a canção" 77 3. The World Turned Upside Down 85 Capítulo III "Agora falando sério" 107 4. Defending Artistic and Academic Freedom 115 Capítulo IV "Acorda amor" 137 5. The Campaign against Torture 143 Capítulo V "Vai meu irmão" 167 6. Latin Americanists Take a Stand 177 Capítulo VI "Pode me prender, pode me bater" 197 7. Human Rights and the Organization of American States 201 Capítulo VII "Fado tropical" 225 8. Congressional Questioning 233 Capítulo VIII "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky" 255 9. Denouncing the Dictatorship 259 Capítulo IX "Navegar é preciso" 291 10. Performing Opposition 293 Capítulo X "Quem é essa mulhar" 315 11. The Slow-Motion Return to Democracy 321 Capítulo XI "Amanhã há de ser outro dia" 355 Conclusions: Making a Difference 359 Notes 367 Bibliography 411 Index 431
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