UBC historian Roderick J. Barman's Princess Isabel of Brazil: Gender and Power in the Nineteenth Century (Scholarly Resources $19.95) follows the Stanford Press publications of Brazil: The Forging of a Nation, 1798-1852 and Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891. Barman provokes a feminist consideration of Isabel's life as heir to the Brazilian throne from 1851 to 1889. The Princess held rare female political power, governing the country while her father was abroad and sponsoring legislation to end slavery. Barman is continuing scholarly work on the history of Brazil. 0-8420-2846
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