Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on the Orthography of Brazilian Portuguese xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. São Paulo as a Developing Society 16
7. 2. A Republic of Layers 32
8. 3. War and the Health of the State 71
9. 4. Knaves, Pedants, and Rebels 108
10. 5. An Experiment in Democracy 143
11. 6. Moments and Truths 188
12. Conclusion and Epilogue Politics, Culture, and Class in the History of Twentieth-Century Brazil 213
13. Glossary of Portuguese Terms 239
14. Notes 243
15. Bibliography 369
16. Index 393