Aspirational power : Brazil on the long road to global influence /
"As the largest country in South America by land mass and population, Brazil has been marked since its independence by a belief that it has a potential to be more than merely a very large country. Set apart from the rest of the hemisphere by culture, language and history, Brazil has also been v...
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Brookings Institution Press,
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Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Geopolitics in the 21st Century
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"As the largest country in South America by land mass and population, Brazil has been marked since its independence by a belief that it has a potential to be more than merely a very large country. Set apart from the rest of the hemisphere by culture, language and history, Brazil has also been viewed by its neighbors as a potential great power, and at times, a threat. But even though domestic aspirations and foreign perceptions have held out the prospect for Brazil becoming a major power, the country has lacked the capabilities--particularly on the military and economic dimensions--to pursue |
Carrier Form: | x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780815727958 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 081572795X (hardback : alkaline paper) 9780815727965 (ePub) 0815727968 (ePub) 9780815727972 (PDF) 0815727976 (PDF) |
Index Number: | F2523 |
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F177.75 D877.72 |
Call Number: | D877.72/M325 |
Contents: | Brazil, the Emerging Powers, and the Future of the International Order -- Interpreting Brazil's Attempts to Emerge in Historical Perspective -- Selling Brazil's Rise : Brazilian Foreign Policy from Cardoso to Rousseff -- Brazil, Order-Making and International Security -- Brazil and the Multilateral Structure of Economic Globalization -- Brazil and the Global Commons -- Emergence : Why Brazil Falls Short and What It Might Do Differently. |