Citizen emperor
Subtitle: Pedro II and the making of Brazil, 1825-91
By: Roderick J. Barman
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 548
Subjects: Pedro -- II, -- Emperor of Brazil, -- 1825-1891; Brazil -- History -- Empire, 1822-1889
Description: "This volume reveals how the political and the personal intertwined to make Pedro II the person he was. He was remarkably self-centered, with a distrust of intimacy that left him emotionally deprived. He worked alone, and his principal advisors were never human beings but books. A man of monumental restraint and iron self-discipline, Pedro II took great care in speech and writing to reveal little of his inner self.

These defenses once penetrated, as in this book, we encounter a complex personality who simultaneously compels sympathy, exasperation, and respect."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-527) and index