| Coffee and Transformation in Sao Paulo, Brazil Contributor(s): Font, Mauricio A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739147501 ISBN-13: 9780739147504 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $160.38 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Central America - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 338.173 |
| LCCN: 2010012762 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.65 lbs) 394 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coffee and Transformation in S o Paulo, Brazil advances a distinctive interpretation of the dynamism of the S o Paulo region since the latter part of the nineteenth century. Large and entrepreneurial coffee landlords opened the frontier to the west of the state capital, playing a key role in making the state and Brazil the world's largest coffee producer for international markets. However, many of the immigrant settlers from Italy, Japan, Spain, and other countries emerged as major actors in the last phase of frontier expansion in western S o Paulo. A substantial number of them found ways to become independent agriculturalists or enact new careers in commerce, industry, and services in the network of towns emerging in this region. This volume pays close attention to the political and economic implications of this region's process of segmentation and transformation, including their links to regionalism, political conflict, and the Revolution of 1930. |