TY - BOOK AU - Crandall,Britta H. TI - Hemispheric giants: the misunderstood history of U.S.-Brazilian relations SN - 9781442207875 AV - E183 C891 H 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - Brazil N1 - 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 ER -