Balaios e bem-te-vis
Subtitle: a guerrilha sertaneja
By: Claudete Maria Miranda Dias.
Publisher: Prefeitura Municipal de Teresina, Fundação Cultural Monsenhor Chaves
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Teresina, Piauí
Language: por
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Insurgency -- Brazil -- Piauí -- History -- 19th century.; Social movements -- Brazil -- Piauí -- History -- 19th century.; Piauí (Brazil) -- History.; Maranhão (Brazil) -- History -- Balaiada Revolt, 1838-1841.
Description: "Argues that the Balaiada was not, as it often is portrayed, a race war but instead was a popular, cross-class uprising that opposed a bad government and sought land and 'liberty.' Forced recruiting to put down revolts in other provinces, together with a sharp downturn in economic conditions, touched off the uprising. Focuses on Piauí"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-[223]).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (master's)--Universidade Federal Fluminense.