Author: Pang, Eul-Soo
Title: In Pursuit of Honor and Power: Noblemen of the Southern Cross in Nineteenth-Centure Brazil
Description: Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, (1988). orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xii,341 pp.. Textual maps & illustrations. Minor rubbing, VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Establishment of the Braganza Monarchy in Brazil; The Luso- Brazilian Court in Rio de Janeiro; Social and Economic Origins of the Nobility; Aristocratic Clans of Brazil; Gentry Planter and Merchant Families; Life, Marriage, and Wealth of Noble Families; Power and Patronage in Imperial Brazil; The Sale of Imperial Honors and Titles; Noblemen in the Patrimonial Monarchy; Vagaries of Rich Nobles, Poor Nobles,Conclusion.

Keywords: Historical Sociology, Brazil, Social History, South America, Brazilian Nobility, Nobles Noblemen, , ,