Envisioning Brazil

Envisioning Brazil
Author: Marshall C. Eakin
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2005-09-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0299207730

Envisioning Brazil is a comprehensive and sweeping assessment of Brazilian studies in the United States. Focusing on synthesis and interpretation and assessing trends and perspectives, this reference work provides an overview of the writings on Brazil by United States scholars since 1945. "The Development of Brazilian Studies in the United States," provides an overview of Brazilian Studies in North American universities. "Perspectives from the Disciplines" surveys the various academic disciplines that cultivate Brazilian studies: Portuguese language studies, Brazilian literature, art, music, history, anthropology, Amazonian ethnology, economics, politics, and sociology. "Counterpoints: Brazilian Studies in Britain and France" places the contributions of U.S. scholars in an international perspective. "Bibliographic and Reference Sources" offers a chronology of key publications, an essay on the impact of the digital age on Brazilian sources, and a selective bibliography.

Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources

Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources
Author: Gayle J. Hardy (Davis)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 381
Release: 1996-09-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313078661

Revised and updated, this compendium helps readers identify and understand the scope of key government reference sources-traditional books (including publications catalogs and telephone directories); information clearinghouses; and materials in new formats, such as CD-ROMs, datafiles, and Internet sites. The authors focus on free information and depository materials-both readily available through toll-free phone numbers, mail or e-mail requests to agencies, or federal depository library collections. Materials are fully described in annotations that differentiate between similar materials, identify typical citation formats, and note common abbreviations

Brazil in Reference Books, 1965-1989

Brazil in Reference Books, 1965-1989
Author: Ann Hartness
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780810824003

More than 1,650 entries citing reference sources, including handbooks, specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, and statistical compilations.