Thomas Flory: 1 book
Judge and Jury in Imperial Brazil, 1808–1871
Social Control and Political Stability in the New State
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
In nineteenth-century Brazil the power of the courts rivaled that of the central government, bringing to it during its first half century of independence a stability unique in Latin America. Thomas Flory analyzes the Brazilian lower-court system, where the private interests of society and the public...
