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Author:

Kraay, Hendrik, 1964- author.

Title:

Days of national festivity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1823-1889 / Hendrik Kraay.

Publisher:

Stanford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xii, 562 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Festivals--History--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro--History--19th century.
Political customs and rites--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro--History--19th century.
Brazil--History--Political aspects--History--19th century.
Holidays--Brazil--History--19th century.
Brazil--Politics and government--1822-1889.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-537) and index.

Contents:

Constructing the monarchy, 1823-1829 -- The radical challenge, 1830-1837 -- Monarchical reaction, 1837-1841 -- Official festivities and politics, 1841-1864 -- The equestrian statue of Pedro I, 1862 -- Patriots on the streets and at home, 1840s-1860s -- The empire on stage, 1820s-1864 -- War, patriotism, and politics, 1865-1870 -- Questioning official ritual, 1870s-1880s -- Popular patriots and abolitionists, 1870s-1880s -- Epilogue : republican innovations in the 1890s.

ISBN:

0804785260 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780804785266 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)818953184

LCCN:

2012049305

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)