9780809042197-0809042193-The Emperor's Beard: Dom Pedro II and His Tropical Monarchy in Brazil

The Emperor's Beard: Dom Pedro II and His Tropical Monarchy in Brazil

ISBN-13: 9780809042197
ISBN-10: 0809042193
Edition: First Edition
Author: Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Format: Hardcover 464 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780809042197
ISBN-10: 0809042193
Edition: First Edition
Author: Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Format: Hardcover 464 pages

Summary

The Emperor's Beard: Dom Pedro II and His Tropical Monarchy in Brazil (ISBN-13: 9780809042197 and ISBN-10: 0809042193), written by authors Lilia Moritz Schwarcz, was published by Hill and Wang in 2003. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other South America (European History, Cultural, Anthropology, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Emperor's Beard: Dom Pedro II and His Tropical Monarchy in Brazil (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used South America books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.06.

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How Brazil created a European-style monarchy in the New World--and why its influence has endured

In the early nineteenth century, when the rest of Latin America was in a tumult of revolutions that established republics throughout the continent. Brazilians celebrated Dom Pedro II as their emperor and rightful leader. Paradoxically, this quasi-European royal figure--son of the king who had sought refuge in Rio de Janeiro from the Napoleanic armies conquering Portugal--came to symbolize much of what was modern and specifically Brazilian about his people. And when in 1889 Pedro fled into exile and Brazil, too, became a republic, many of the symbols of his royal power were incorporated into new structures of meaning in the new Brazil. Why was this so?

Lilia Moritz Schwarcz's innovative, exciting work blends politics, anthropology, cultural studies, and art history to show how this strange amalgam of European monarchy and New World innovation was invented and sustained. The Emperor's Beard explores the world of Dom Pedro's court--its rituals, icons, racial features, art, and politics--and delineates for us the means and processes whereby the Brazilian empire took shape. Indeed, as Schwarz shows, the social and political meaning of Dom Pedro's court continues to affect the Brazilian imagination today. This is a scintillating, surprising work of real historical and cultural importance.
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