Quebra-Quilos and Peasant Resistance

Peasants, Religion, and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil

Autori

• Kim Richardson

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Pagine

172pagine

Tempo di lettura

7ore

• Esoterismo e religione

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The book delves into a complex uprising, examining its root causes such as heightened taxation, soaring food prices, the imposition of a new metric system, military draft fears, and the imprisonment of influential bishops in Brazil, referred to as the Religious Question. Through this analysis, it sheds light on the socio-political tensions that fueled the revolt.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2010

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