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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Main Authors: Mares, David R
Group Author: Trinkunas, Harold A
Published: Brookings Institution Press,
Publisher Address: Washington, D.C. :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Geopolitics in the 21st Century
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Summary: "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
CLC: 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.