Kirsten Schultz

Tropical Versailles (eBook, ePUB)

Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This engaging study tells the fascinating story of the only European empire to relocate its capital to the New World.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135308476
• Artikelnr.: 39908891

Autorenporträt

Kirsten Schultz is a Fellow in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Cooper Union in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: 'Brighter Glory in the Western Sphere':
Eighteenth-Century Empire, Monarchy and the New World Chapter 2:
Preeminence and its Price: Rio de Janeiro in the Eighteenth Century Chapter
3: Tragedy and Triumph: the Politics of Royal Exile Chapter 4: 'The New
City' of Rio de Janeiro: Reconstructing the Portuguese Court Chapter 5:
'Tropical Versailles': the Politics of Monarchy in the New World Chapter 6:
'Imperio Florescente': Remaking the Empire Chapter 7: Liberties and
Legacies: Constitutionalism in Rio de Janeiro Epilogue Appendix References
Index