Politics in Rio de Janeiro province under the Empire (1822-1889)
This dissertation adds a new dimension to the understanding of Brazilian politics under the Empire (1822- 1889). a highly centralized political and administrative system, by offering one of the first detailed analyses of provincial politics. In contrast, a large number of regional studies are already available for the period of the Old Republic (1889-1930). The province of Rio de Janeiro is taken as the research's case study. Its geographic proximity to the country's national capital placed the province at the heart of national politics. The period in question witnessed the rise, apogee and decline of Rio de Janeiro province's national political and economic preeminence. Internally, the province is unusually interesting because of its economy based on coffee, sugar and foodstuffs, supplying export and domestic markets. The main contribution of this research to the debate on the nature of Brazilian politics under the Empire is its analysis of the vital role played by Rio de Janeiro provincial (fluminense) politicians in linking the various provincial economic and social interests behind a program for the defence of export agriculture based upon slave labour. After 1870, it was a matter of maintaining and defending
Gouvea, Maria de Fatima Silva
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Politics in Rio de Janeiro province under the Empire (1822-1889). This dissertation adds a new dimension to the understanding of Brazilian politics under the Empire (1822- 1889). a highly centralized political and administrative system, by offering one of the first detailed analyses of provincial politics. In contrast, a large number of regional studies are already available for the period of the Old Republic (1889-1930). The province of Rio de Janeiro is taken as the research's case study. Its geographic proximity to the country's national capital placed the province at the heart of national politics. The period in question witnessed the rise, apogee and decline of Rio de Janeiro province's national political and economic preeminence. Internally, the province is unusually interesting because of its economy based on coffee, sugar and foodstuffs, supplying export and domestic markets. The main contribution of this research to the debate on the nature of Brazilian politics under the Empire is its analysis of the vital role played by Rio de Janeiro provincial (fluminense) politicians in linking the various provincial economic and social interests behind a program for the defence of export agriculture based upon slave labour. After 1870, it was a matter of maintaining and defending
politics province empire add_new dimension brazilian politics empire highly political_administrative system offer first_detailed analysis provincial politics contrast large_number regional_study already available period old republic province take case_study geographic proximity country national capital place province heart national_politics period question witness rise apogee decline province national political_economic internally province unusually interest economy base coffee foodstuff supply export domestic market main debate_nature brazilian politics empire analysis vital_role play provincial politician link various provincial economic_social interest behind program defence export agriculture base_upon slave labour matter maintain defend