A Guide to Brazilian Studies in the United States
"A 'state of the art' collection on Brazilian
studies—I know of no book that attempts to do what this book does.
It lays out themes and issues that advance the scholarly understanding
of South America's largest and most important nation."—Margo
Milleret, University of New Mexico
This comprehensive and sweeping assessment of Brazilian studies in the
United States examines trends and perspectives, providing an overview
of the writings by the foremost U.S. scholars of Brazil since 1945.
"The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States"
provides an overview of Brazilian Studies in North American universities.
"Perspectives from the Disciplines" surveys the academic disciplines
that cultivate Brazilian studies: Portuguese language studies, Brazilian
literature, art, music, history, anthropology, Amazonian ethnology,
economics, politics, and sociology. "Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies
in Britain and France" places the contributions of U.S. scholars
in international perspective. "Bibliographic and Reference Sources"
offers a chronology of key publications, an essay on the impact of the
digital age on Brazilian sources, and a bibliography.
Marshall C. Eakin, professor of history at Vanderbilt
University and the executive director of the Brazilian Studies Association,
is the author and editor of several books, including Tropical Capitalism:
The Industrialization of Belo Horizonte and Brazil: The Once
and Future Country.
Paulo Roberto de Almeida is a Brazilian diplomat and the author of several books on economic international relations and the diplomatic history of Brazil, including Une Histoire du Brésil: Pour comprendre le Brésil contemporain and Le Mercosud: Un marché commun pour L'Amérique du Sud.
Marshall C. Eakin and Paulo Roberto de Almeida (editors)
(Madison: Wisconsin University Press, 2005, 536 p.; 6 x 9; ISBN: 0-299-20770-6 Cloth $65.00; email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu)
In Memory of Robert M. Levine (1941-2003)
Table of Contents:
Preface
Brazilian Studies in the United States: A Project in Development
Rubens Antônio Barbosa
Introduction
Envisioning Brazil and Brazilianists
Marshall C. Eakin and Paulo Roberto de Almeida
Part One
The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States
1. Trends, Perspectives, and Prospects
Paulo Roberto de Almeida
2. Research on Brazil in the United States
Robert M. Levine
3. Teaching Brazil in United States Universities
Theodore R. Young
Part Two
Perspectives from the Disciplines
4. Brazilian Portuguese Language and Linguistics
Carmen Chaves Tesser
5. Literature, Culture, and Civilization
K. David Jackson
6. Arts and Music
José Neistein
7. History
Judy Bieber
8. Ethnology
Janet M. Chernela
9. The Brazilian Economic System through U.S. Lenses
Werner Baer & Roberto Guimarães
10. Political Science and Sociology
Marshall C. Eakin
11. International Relations
Scott D. Tollefson
12. Geography
Cyrus B. Dawsey IIIPart Three
Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies in Britain and France
13. The British Contribution to the Study of Brazil
Leslie Bethell
14. Comparative Development of the Study of Brazil in the United States and France
Edward A. Riedinger
Part Four
Bibliographic and Reference Sources
15. A Chronology of Brazilian-U.S. Relations and Academic Publications, 1945-2002
Paulo Roberto de Almeida
16. Brasiliana in the United States: Reference Sources and Documents
Ann Hartness
17. Selective Bibliography
Paulo Roberto de AlmeidaNotes on Contributors
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