Araguaia: Maoist Uprising and Military Counterinsurgency in the Brazilian Amazon, 1967-1975

This thesis argues that the Maoist guerrilla movement headed by members of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) chose Araguaia as the stage for its insurrection based on perceived ideological and physical advantages. It examines the founding of the PCdoB as it split from the Brazilian Communist Par...

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Main Author: Almeida, Thamyris F. T.
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2015
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/179
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1241&context=masters_theses_2