{"product_id":"roots-of-brazil-paperback","title":"Roots of Brazil - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSérgio Buarque de Holanda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eG. Harvey Summ\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSérgio Buarque de Holanda's \u003ci\u003eRoots of Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the iconic books on Brazilian history, society, and culture. Originally published in 1936, it appears here for the first time in an English language translation with a foreword, \"Why Read \u003ci\u003eRoots of Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e Today?\" by Pedro Meira Monteiro, one of the world's leading experts on Buarque de Holanda. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoots of Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the multiple cultural influences that forged twentieth-century Brazil, especially those of the Portuguese, the Spanish, other European colonists, Native Americans, and Africans. Buarque de Holanda argues that all of these originary influences were transformed into a unique Brazilian culture and society--a \"transition zone.\" The book presents an understanding of why and how European culture flourished in a large, tropical environment that was totally foreign to its traditions, and the manner and consequences of this development. Buarque de Holanda uses Max Weber's typological criteria to establish pairs of \"ideal types\" as a means of stressing particular characteristics of Brazilians, while also trying to understand and explain the local historical process. Along with other early twentieth-century works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Masters and the Slaves\u003c\/i\u003e by Gilberto Freyre and \u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Background of Modern Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e by Caio Prado Júnior, \u003ci\u003eRoots of Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e set the parameters of Brazilian historiography for a generation and continues to offer keys to understanding the complex history of Brazil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoots of Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e has been published in Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, and French. This long-awaited English translation will interest students and scholars of Portuguese, Brazilian, and Latin American history, culture, literature, and postcolonial studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSérgio Buarque de Holanda (1902-1982) was one of the most renowned Brazilian historians of the twentieth century, as well as a noted literary critic. He taught in Italy, the United States, Chile, and Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45306036650086,"sku":"9780268026134","price":54.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QTc2bXk0blFNQlY5dTNGRnJrbFROdz09.webp?v=1774068627","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/roots-of-brazil-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}