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History of Brazil: Centuries
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Unfortunately, the history of indigenous Brazilians follows a pattern similar to that of many aboriginal peoples. The arrival of the white man began a genocidal process of exploitation and killing that has continued through five centuries. Rubber, wood, gold and diamonds are just some of the highly prized resources found on native lands in the Amazon, and the pursuit of those riches has perpetuated a violent frontier mentality that continually threatens the Amazon’s survival.
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Third World History offers a form of global history since 1500 that focuses upon the Third World, approximately three-quarters of the world`s population whose experience has been powerfully shaped by colonialism and imperialism as well as by resistance to these forces. The historical issues raised in the course constitute some of the most fundamental elements shaping the present-day world as well as the immediate future. Particular attention is given to the 20th century. Assignments in the course are concerned with both historical issues and with the development of student analytical and writing skills.
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By official decree, Brazil celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2000: the modern history of the country dating from April, 1500, when a fleet commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral anchored at Porto Seguro on the north-east coast of Bahia. To borrow a phrase used by historians of the Imperial period (1822-1889), for the last five hundred years scholars have sought to discover the real Brazil in the official Brazil - the latter a formal entity, depicted in largely European terms, the former an exotic place, for centuries ill-defined by cartographers, a mix-of Amerindian, African, Mediterranean and Asian cultures struggling to forge an identity and determine its place in the world. Pin-pointing the distinctness of Brazil continues to confound.
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A Brief History of Brazil offers a concise yet comprehensive account of the rich and varied story of Brazil, focusing on its vibrant African culture and influences from European, Asian, and Middle Eastern immigrants. It places contemporary political, economic, and cultural events into the broader historical context." Written for a general audience, the book opens with an overview of precolonial Brazil and goes on to examine Portuguese exploration, the early years of the slave trade between Africa and the Americas, the creation of the largest slaveholding society in the modern world, the short-lived First Republic at the turn of the 20th century, and the more than three decades of military dictatorship that the country experienced before it developed the democracy that characterizes it today.
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In almost a century and a half of existence, CAIXA has witnessed transformations which have marked the history of Brazil. It has followed changes on political systems and has actively participated on the process of urbanization and industrialization of the country.
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The origins and evolution of Roman imperial society, government, and culture, from the first century B.C. to the third century A.D. The class ... examines the interrelationship between archaeology and history as a means of discovering the past. Offered every other year.
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