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Quebra-Quilos and Peasant Resistance: Peasants, Religion, and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil by Kim Richardson (Paperback, 2011)
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In 1874 and 1875, Brazilian peasants in the Northeastern region of Brazil rose up in rebellion, destroying the weights and measures of the new metric system implemented by the government from Rio de Janeiro. The authorities quickly dubbed this the Quebra-Quilos or the 'Break the Scales' uprising. Richardson's analysis of the uprising explores its underlying causes: increased taxes, rising costs of foodstuffs, the forced implementation of this new metric system, fear of being drafted into the military and, finally, the imprisonment of two of the leading bishops in Brazil, known as the Religious Question. Quebra-Quilos and Peasant Resistance explores the complicated, multi-faceted uprising. The book covers the causes and results of an economy gone awry, governmental attempts at modernization, and the inevitable nineteenth-century conflicts over church-state relations.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of America
ISBN-139780761853053
eBay Product ID (ePID)94793663
Product Key Features
Number of Pages170 Pages
Publication NameQuebra-Quilos and Peasant Resistance: Peasants, Religion, and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics, Social Sciences, Government
Publication Year2011
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaUrban Planning, Civil Service, Political Science
AuthorKim Richardson
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height232 mm
Item Weight272 g
Item Width155 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorKim Richardson
TopicChristianity
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