Earl Richard Downes

The United States and the Luso-Brazilian Empires (eBook, PDF)

Beyond Coffee, Plow, and Bible

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume highlights factors that led to the onset of the U.S. presence within colonial Brazil's mercantilist economy and then the independent Brazilian empire's agricultural, scientific, religious and educational institutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040336922
• Artikelnr.: 73434915

Autorenporträt

Earl Richard Downes (1947-2024) was an Independent Researcher whose previous affiliations included Associate Dean at William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University; Senior Research Associate, North-South Center, University of Miami; Adjunct Professor of International Relations, Florida International University; and Associate Professor of History, USAF Academy.

Rafael R. Ioris is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Denver. He has published books, articles and book chapters on various dimensions of Brazil's economic, political, intellectual, and diplomatic histories, and on the role played by US actors in the course of Brazil's and Latin America's development.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Prelude: The Luso-Brazilian Agricultural Renaissance
and the United States, 1770-1808 2. The Court Transfers to Brazil 3. Henry
Hill, the Would-be Fazendeiro 4. Defining Imperial Brazil's Economic
Priorities 5. The Commission Merchant Extends the Coffee Trade 6. Exploring
Brazil's Natural Riches for Science, Profit, and Colonization 7. Opening
the Doors for Reform, 1850-1860 8. The Introduction of U.S. Immigrants,
Cultivars, and Equipment 9. The Arrival of U.S. Engineers and Science
Technicians 10. The Coffee Trade Generates Financial Benefits 11. The U.S.
Missionaries and Brazil's Religious Institution 12. The United States and
the Empire's Educational Institutions. Conclusion