Adrift on an Inland Sea: Misinformation and the Limits of Empire in the Brazilian Backlands

From 1750 until Brazil won its independence in 1822, the Portuguese crown sought to extend imperial control over the col

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From 1750 until Brazil won its independence in 1822, the Portuguese crown sought to extend imperial control over the col

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Brazil has the second-largest cattle herd in the world and is a major exporter of beef. While ranching in the Amazon—and

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Rarely recognized outside its boundaries today, the Pacific Northwest region known at the turn of the century as the Inl

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Euclides da Cunha's classic account of the brutal campaigns against religious mystic Antonio Conselheiro has been c

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In its natural condition the Sacramento Valley was a flood-ravaged region where an inland sea a hundred miles long regul

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This book assesses the environmental jurisdiction of coastal states over the seabed within and beyond 200 nautical miles

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Winner of the 2017 Jabuti Book Prize The Zika virus is devastating lives and communities. Children across the Americas a

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This book demonstrates the application of simulation modelling and network analysis techniques in the field of Roman stu

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Many Americans in the Early Republic era saw the seas as another field for national aggrandizement. With a merchant mari

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