Surprise Heirs II
Subtitle: Illegitimacy, Inheritance Rights, and Public Power in the Formation of Imperial Brazil, 1822-1889
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: January 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780804746069
Subjects: Family & relationships; Personal property law; Social history; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Political Science; Legal History; History - General History; Law; Politics/International Relations; Brazil; Latin America - South America; History / South America; Litigation; Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; 19th century; History; Illegitimacy; Social conditions
First sentence: Brazilian independence, hailed as the Cry of Ipiranga (Grito de Ipiranga) and proclaimed in September 1822, found formal confirmation only on October 12.