Tropical Versailles

Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821

Kirsten Schultz (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

338 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-92987-5 (ISBN)

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Tropical Versailles tells the fascinating story of the only European empire to relocate its capital to the New World.

Kirsten Schultz is a Fellow in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Cooper Union in New York City.

Introduction Chapter 1: 'Brighter Glory in the Western Sphere': Eighteenth-Century Empire, Monarchy and the New World Chapter 2: Preeminence and its Price: Rio de Janeiro in the Eighteenth Century Chapter 3: Tragedy and Triumph: the Politics of Royal Exile Chapter 4: 'The New City' of Rio de Janeiro: Reconstructing the Portuguese Court Chapter 5: 'Tropical Versailles': the Politics of Monarchy in the New World Chapter 6: 'Imperio Florescente': Remaking the Empire Chapter 7: Liberties and Legacies: Constitutionalism in Rio de Janeiro Epilogue Appendix References Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.10.2001
Reihe/Serie	New World in the Atlantic World
Zusatzinfo	15 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	790 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-415-92987-3 / 0415929873
ISBN-13	978-0-415-92987-5 / 9780415929875
Zustand	Neuware