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Claiming the Nation: The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Brazil

Claiming the Nation: The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Brazil

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General Political ScienceSouth American History

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ISBN10: 0520429028
ISBN13: 9780520429024
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Sep 15 2026
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Time and again, in heated debates over Brazil's political economy and democracy, one disputed concept emerges: nationalism. Claiming the Nation traces the contested history of the nationalist label in twentieth-century Brazil, examining how both progressive and conservative forces invoked national interest to advance divergent political agendas. Focusing on the period from the 1920s through the end of military rule in 1985, Andre Pagliarini demonstrates how progressive reformers linked nationalism to social justice, economic sovereignty, and mass participation, while right-wing elites often used it to justify hierarchy and technocratic governance. Through detailed analysis of political debates, media, and activism, the book shows how competing attempts to define and claim nationalism in the public square shaped Brazil's civic identity, development, and political trajectory during the past one hundred years. Ultimately, Pagliarini unveils the enduring ways in which control over nationalist discourse became a proxy for determining who legitimately represented the nation and its future.

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