Autos and Progress: The Brazilian Search for Modernity
Using an impressive array of archival and documentary sources, Diacon chronicles the Rondon Commission’s arduous construction of telegraph lines across more than eight hundred miles of the Amazon Basin; its exploration, surveying, and mapping of vast areas of northwest Brazil; and its implementation of policies governing relations between the Brazilian state and indigenous groups. He considers the importance of Positivist philosophy to Rondon’s thought, and he highlights the Rondon Commission’s significant public relations work on behalf of nation-building efforts. He reflects on the discussions—both contemporaneous and historiographical—that have made Rondon such a fundamental and controversial figure in Brazilian cultural history.
Country | USA |
Brand | Duke University Press |
Manufacturer | Duke University Press |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 9780822332497 |
ReleaseDate | 2004-02-04 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780822332497 |