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Scope and content: "As the largest country in South America by land mass and population, Brazil has been marked since its independence by a belief that it has a potential to be more than merely a very large country. Set apart from the rest of the hemisphere by culture, language and history, Brazil has also been viewed by its neighbors as a potential great power, and at times, a threat. But even though domestic aspirations and foreign perceptions have held out the prospect for Brazil becoming a major power, the country has lacked the capabilities--particularly on the military and economic dimensions--to pursue a traditional path to greatness. Aspirational Power examines Brazil as a rising power. It explains Brazil's predilection for soft power through a historical analysis of Brazil's three previous attempts to achieve major power status, each of which shaped its present strategy. Though Brazil's efforts to rise have fallen short it will continue to try to overcome the obstacles to its rise, whether those obstacles are domestic or international"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Brazil, the Emerging Powers, and the Future of the International Order
• 2. Interpreting Brazil's Attempts to Emerge in Historical Perspective
• 3. Selling Brazil's Rise: Brazilian Foreign Policy from Cardoso to Rousseff
• 4. Brazil, Order Making, and International Security
• 5. Brazil and the Multilateral Structure of Economic Globalization: Governance Reform for the International Economy
• 6. Brazil and the Global Commons
• 7. Emergence: Why Brazil Falls Short and What It Might Do Differently.

Author/Creator:

Mares, David R. , author

Contributors:

Trinkunas, Harold A. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Aspirational power: Brazil on the long road to global influence [by Mares, D.R.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Aspirational power [by Mares, D.R.] (Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2016 — ISBN 9780815727958; LCCN 2016017465)

Related Series:

Geopolitics in the 21st century

Subjects:

Brazil — Foreign relations

Brazil — Relations

Brazil — Foreign economic relations

Brazil — Foreign public opinion

Globalization — Political aspects — Brazil

Great powers — Philosophy

International relations — Philosophy

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 08, 2016).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

F2523 .M33 2016eb

ISBNs:

9780815727972 (electronic bk.)
0815727976 (electronic bk.)
9780815727965 (electronic publication) [Invalid]
0815727968 (electronic publication) [Invalid]
9780815727958 (hardcover, alkaline paper) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2016027986

OCLC Numbers:

951833466

Other Control Numbers:

EBC4549908 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp13049363