Indigenous struggle at the heart of Brazil: state policy, frontier expansion, and the Xavante Indians, 1937-1988

Introduction: Indians and the Nation-State in Brazil -- 1 "The Base of Our National Character": Indians and the Estado Novo, 1937-1945 -- 2 "Pacifying" the Xavante, 1941-1966 -- 3 "The Father of the Family Provoking Opposition": State Efforts to Remake the Xavante, 1946...

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Main Author: Garfield, Seth 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham, NC Duke University Press 2001
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Summary:Introduction: Indians and the Nation-State in Brazil -- 1 "The Base of Our National Character": Indians and the Estado Novo, 1937-1945 -- 2 "Pacifying" the Xavante, 1941-1966 -- 3 "The Father of the Family Provoking Opposition": State Efforts to Remake the Xavante, 1946-1961 -- 4 "Noble Gestures of Independence and Pride": Land Policies in Mato Grosso, 1946-1964 -- 5 "Brazilindians": Accommodation with Waradzu, 1950-1964 -- 6 "Where the Earth Touches the Sky": New Horizons for Indigenous Policy under EarlyMilitary Rule, 1964-1973 -- 7 The Exiles Return, 1972-1980 -- 8 The Xavante Project, 1978-1988 -- Conclusion
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-305) and index
Physical Description:xii, 316 p ill., maps 25 cm
ISBN:9780822381419
0822381419

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