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Census and nation building in the Brazilian Empire
| Resumo: | This article analyses the censuses in XIXth century Brazil, especially in 1852 and in 1872, as a part of the nation building process. I trace a parallel between the necessities of national censuses perceived by the national political elites and the processes of nation and state building. I show that censuses can be considered a part of this process, articulating bureaucratic necessities and symbolic dimensions for the nation building process. In this sense, the Imperial General Census of 1872 exhibited, for the first time, a portrait of the nation, showing the face of Brazilian people and supporting a representation of the nation. |
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| Autores principais: | Botelho, Tarcisio R. |
| Assunto: | Census Nation building State building Imperial Brazil Censo Construção nacional Construção do Estado Brasil Imperial |
| Ano: | 2005 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | This article analyses the censuses in XIXth century Brazil, especially in 1852 and in 1872, as a part of the nation building process. I trace a parallel between the necessities of national censuses perceived by the national political elites and the processes of nation and state building. I show that censuses can be considered a part of this process, articulating bureaucratic necessities and symbolic dimensions for the nation building process. In this sense, the Imperial General Census of 1872 exhibited, for the first time, a portrait of the nation, showing the face of Brazilian people and supporting a representation of the nation. |
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