The Party of Order: The Conservatives, the State, and Slavery in the Brazilian Monarchy, 1831-1871

Analyzes Brazil's Monarchy, Which Adapted European Ideas And Practices To A Creole Plantation Society That Was Traditionally Based On African Slavery. This Study Focuses Upon The Conservatives, Who Represented The Sugar And Coffee Elites In Reconstructing The Nation's State As A Strong, Representative Constitutional Monarchy In Troubled Times. An Obscured Genesis -- The Port And Province Of Rio De Janeiro -- The Threat Of Revolution And The Reactionary Mobilization : 1831-1837 -- Political Theory, Partisan Practice, And The Emperor's Emergence : 1837-1848 -- Provincial Politics, Foreign Affairs, And Patronage : 1848-1853 -- The Transformation Of Politics And The State : 1853-1867 -- Abolition, War, And The Vindication Of Constitutional Government : 1867-1871 -- The Defeat Of The Party : The Political Crisis Of 1871 -- Legacy And Metamorphosis. Jeffrey D. Needell. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References (p. [427]-442) And Index. English