Crandall, Britta H.

Hemispheric giants : the misunderstood history of U.S.-Brazilian relations / Britta H. Crandall. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011. - 211 p. ill.

Introduction : The importance of dual priorities -- The 1893 naval revolt and the Rio Branco years : origins of the "unique alliance" -- World War I : widening power disparity -- World War II : engagement during the Roosevelt-Vargas years -- The postwar era : drop in policy attention -- The 1950s : bilateral distancing -- The 1960s : Brazil in the fight against communism -- The Carter administration : human rights and nuclear tensions -- The Reagan administration : atomic bombs and foreign debt -- Presidents Bush and Clinton : an economic agenda -- After September 11 : signs of convergence -- Looking into the future : equal partners? -- Conclusion : U.S.-Brazilian relations in perspective. HKBU library

YT2025 M09

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United States--Foreign relations--Brazil.
Brazil--Foreign relations--United States.

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