Introduction : another political world -- The land of the dead : the imperial capital, 1822-1871 -- The alliance with the future : the movement emerges, 1871-1881 -- Retreat, renewal, and the "new phase" 1882-1883 -- The field of Agramante : the liberals attempt reform, 1884-188…
La 4eme de couverture indique : "For centuries, slaveholding was a commonplace in Brazil among both whites and people of color. Abolition was only achieved in 1888, in an unprecedented, turbulent political process. How was the Abolitionist movement (1879-1888) able to bring an e…
This work is focused on the abolitionist movement in Rio de Janeiro. It offers a careful reconstruction of the movement's context and evolution in Rio, and the related formal parliamentary history. An understanding of the nature of the political parties of the Brazilian monarchy…
