Order and Progress: Brazil from Monarchy to Republic

Trilogia Casa Grande e Senzala #3

by Gilberto Freyre

English, Portugese (translation)

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Brazil, Sociology

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Gilberto de Mello Freyre (Melo Freire, in the standard orthography; Mello Freyre is archaic and proscribed by law; March 15, 1900 – July 18, 1987) was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer and congressman. His best-known work is a sociological treatise named Casa-Grande & Senzala (variously translated, but roughly The Masters and the Slaves, as on a traditional plantation). Two sequels followed, The Mansions and the Shanties: the making of modern Brazil and Order and Progress: Brazil from monarchy to republic. The trilogy is generally considered a classic of modern cultural anthropology and social history, although it is not without its critics.

Reviews

[Cicero Marra · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sensação que deixa "Ordem e Progresso" é a de que o Brasil ainda não havia terminado -- em 1957, quando foi escrito e até hoje -- a missão iniciada no 13 de maio de 1888. Na casca nos tornamos modernos: nos amontoamos em cidades do porte de São Paulo e criamos uma casta política profissional. Mas por dentro, nos faltou e ainda nos falta a energia moral e espiritual que dão movimento à engrenagem da civilização.

[Jonathan Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hard to follow and out of date but still a must read to understand Brazil