Europa, França e Ceará
Subtitle: origens do capital estrangeiro no Brasil
By: Denise Monteiro Takeya.
Series: Estudos históricos ;; 21; Coleção Estudos históricos ;; 21.
Publisher: Editora Hucitec; Editora UFRN
Published: 1995
Place of publication: São Paulo; Natal
Language: por
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Boris Frères (Firm) -- History.; Ceará (Brazil : State) -- Commerce -- France -- History -- 19th century.; France -- Commerce -- Brazil -- Ceará (State) -- History -- 19th century.; Brazil -- Commerce -- France -- History -- 19th century.; France -- Commerce -- Brazil -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "Excellent case study of the commercial house of Boris Frères, installed in Ceará in 1872. Pt. 1 gives background of the company in France and surveys French trade with Brazil. Pt. 2 focuses specifically on Ceará, giving overview of the local economy and then detailing consolidation, expansion, and eventual decline of the French firm. Thoroughly researched in French and Brazilian archives"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-192).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universidade de São Paulo, 1992.