Preuss, Ori.

Bridging the island : Brazilians' views of Spanish America and themselves, 1865-1912 / Ori Preuss. - Madrid ; Orlando, FL : Iberoamericana Vervuert, 2011. - 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Tiempo emulado, historia de Amâerica y Espana ; 12 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index.

The island of Brazil and Spanish America : first bridges, 1865-1888 -- The end of slavery and the hopeful beginnings of a Latin American consciousness in Brazil -- The end of the monarchy and the unwelcome Hispano-Americanization of Brazil -- Close encounters of the peripheral kind : Luso-Hispano-American interaction in the Age of Empire and the ideologization of "Latin America" -- Recreating the island, maintaining the bridges: Rio Branco, Spanish America, and the myth of paz e concâordia.

9781936353026 (Iberoamericana Vervuert Pub. pbk. : alk. paper) 9788484894810 (Iberamericana Ed. Vervuert pbk. : alk. paper)

2011000873


National characteristics, Brazilian--History--19th century.
National characteristics, Brazilian--History--20th century.
National characteristics, Latin American--History--19th century.
National characteristics, Latin American--History--20th century.
Public opinion--History.--Brazil


Brazil--Civilization.
Brazil--History--1889-1930.
Brazil--Relations--Latin America.
Latin America--Foreign public opinion, Brazilian.
Latin America--Relations--Brazil.

F2510 / .P76 2011

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