Ronald Milton Schneider
Contributor
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Queens College, New York. Author of Brazil: Culture and Politics in a New Industrial Powerhouse; Order and Progress: A Political History of Brazil; Latin American Political History: Patterns and Personalities; and others.
Primary Contributions (3)
Brazil, country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. It is the fifth largest country in the world by area, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states. Brazil faces the…
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Publications (4)
Comparative Latin American Politics (February 2010)
An authoritative overview of the political development, experiences, and trajectories of seven key countries in Latin America: Brazil and Mexico, as well as Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Latin American Political History Patterns and Personalities (July 2006)
This text offers historical coverage of Latin America's politics and development from colonial times to the 21st century. Its standardised organisation across chapters facilitates comparison among Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Columbia, with secondary foci on other countries.
Brazil: Culture And Politics In A New Industrial Powerhouse (Nations of the Modern World - Latin America) (February 1996)
Myths and misconceptions about Brazil, the world's fifth largest and most populous country, are long-standing. Far from a sleeping giant, Brazil is the southern hemisphere's most important country. Entering its second decade of civilian constitutional government after a protracted period of military rule, it has also recently achieved sustained economic growth. Nevertheless, the nation's population of 157 million is divided by huge inequities in income and education, which are largely correlated...
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Order And Progress A Political History Of Brazil (September 1991)
In this account of 500 years of political development in Brazil, Dr Schneider examines the causes and consequences of the enduring tension between order and progress. This book focuses on the historical roles of the church, the military and the propertied classes.