The edenic motif in the Brazilian social imaginary
The author argues that an edenic view of the country prevail since the colonial times to the present, that is, a view of nature, its beauty, grandeur and wealth, as the major reason for national pride, above other reasons such as the character of the people and national history. He suggests that thi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS)
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-69092000000500008 |