A 55-year trajectory of the most influential specialist in the History of Colonial Brazil: an interview with Stuart B. Schwartz

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https://doi.org/10.14201/reb2022920185198

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Interview with Professor Stuart B. Schwartz, George Burton Adams Professor at Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut). In this interview, Prof. Schwartz reflects upon his academic career, discusses his life-time engagement with the history of Brazil, presents his current concerns as a professor and researcher, discloses his future projects and analyzes the current situation of Brazil and its historiography.

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Author Biographies

  • José Manuel Santos Pérez, Universidad de Salamanca

    Professor of History of America at the Universidad de Salamanca (USAL, Spain).

  • Irene María Vicente Martín, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies

    Marcel Bataillon Fellow (Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies).

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2023-09-18

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A 55-year trajectory of the most influential specialist in the History of Colonial Brazil: an interview with Stuart B. Schwartz . (2023). Revista De Estudios Brasileños, 9(20), 185-198. https://doi.org/10.14201/reb2022920185198