Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Structure of the Partido Comunista do Brasil, 1940 x
5. Structure of the Party's São Paulo Regional Committee x
6. 1. A State of Siege in Brazil (November 1935-March 1936) 1
7. 2. A State of War in Brazil: First Stage (March 1936-January 1937) 25
8. 3. The Rough Road to Normalcy (August 1936-October 1937) 55
9. 4. The Presidential Election Campaign (February 1937-November 1937) 88
10. 5. The First Year of the Estado Novo (November 1937-November 1938) 108
11. 6. On the Eve of World War II (1936-1939) 134
12. 7. The War's First Two Years (1939-1941) 152
13. 8. The Americas in the War (1941-1945) 179
14. Notes 221
15. Index 271