peasants, religion, and politics in nineteenth-century Brazil Richardson, Kim Ph.D creator text bibliography Electronic books. mdu Lanham University Press Of America c2011 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (x, 157 p.) : ill., maps. In 1874 and 1875 peasants in the Northeastern region of Brazil rose up in rebellion, destroying the weights and measures of the new metric system implemented by the government. Authorities dubbed this the Quebra-Quilos or the "Break the scales" uprising. This analysis of the uprising explores its underlying causes: increased taxes, rising cost of food, the new metric system, the military draft and the imprisonment of two leading Brazilian bishops. The book covers the causes and results of an economy gone awry, governmental attempts at modernization, and nineteenth-century conflicts over church-state relations. Tipping the scales -- Economic collapse -- Role of religion -- Law of recruitment -- Modernization -- Repression. Kim Richardson. Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-152) and index. s-bl--- Brazil History Quebra Quilos' Revolt, 1874 Brazil Economic conditions 19th century Brazil Social conditions 19th century Peasant uprisings Brazil, Northeast History 19th century Social conflict Brazil, Northeast History 19th century HISTORY / Latin America / South America F2536 .R534 2011eb 981.04 Richardson, Kim, Ph.D. Lanham : University Press Of America, c2011 (OCoLC)660134393 9780761853060 (electronic bk.) 0761853065 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=484724 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=484724 N$T 121015 20200709055608.0 ocn812924969