Patronage and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil by Richard Graham - 1990-01-01

Tight, clean, mostly unmarked pages with occasional underlinging and marginalia in pencil. Square spine. Dust jacket protected in archival sleeve. Very good copy.

Stanford University Press. Used - Like New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1990. H3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition that has "USED" stamped on the bottom page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stanford University Press, 1990-01-01. hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing, Stanford University Press hardcover w/ DJ, 1990. Book is Near Fine, w/ clean text, binding tight enough to suggest it is unread. DJ is Near Fine, w/ very light edge/shelf wear (no tears or chips). Free delivery confirmation.

xiii+382 pages with map, tables, plates, cited sources and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with purple gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. First edition. Focusing on the period from 1840 to 1889, the author explores the specific ways in which granting protection, official positions, and other favors in exchange for political and personal loyalty worked to benefit the interests of wealthy Brazilians. The book is based principally on both the official and private correspondence of politicians, judges and bureaucrats, using these materials to look in depth at political practice. "Whatever the outcome of the current crisis of Latin American scholarship, here is one book that will not be swept into the dustbin of historiography ... This is a masterful study: imaginatively conceived, solidly researched, tightly reasoned, clearly and forcefully written. Graham's conclusions will be challenged, but his work will endure. Condition: Spine sunned else fine in… Read More

Stanford, CA: Stanford Univ. Press, 1990. 382pp. Illustrated. Inscribed by the author on front endpaper to colleagues. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

First Edition. Black cloth hardcover. Stanford University Press, 1990. Near fine condition. Light scuffing on the edges. Shelfwear on the dustjacket. No interior markings. Otherwise fine.

Stanford University Press, 1990,. Hbk, 382pp, an unread copy, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj, as new

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NEW ~ 382 pp. In this now classic monograph, the prominent historian of Latin America Richard Graham explores patronage in local and national Brazilian politics from 1840 to 1889 during the reign of Emperor Pedro II.