The most dangerous man in the country: Filinto Müller of Brazil
Cuiaba Days -- A Young Man's Passion -- The Revolution of 1924 -- Exile and Return -- Vargas -- Police Chief -- The Estado Novo -- Limbo -- The CPI -- Senator -- A Row of Opinion.
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York Bern Berlin Brussels Vienna Oxford Warsaw
Peter Lang
[2020]
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In: | Year: 2020 |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 21 A 1136 |
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Summary: | Cuiaba Days -- A Young Man's Passion -- The Revolution of 1924 -- Exile and Return -- Vargas -- Police Chief -- The Estado Novo -- Limbo -- The CPI -- Senator -- A Row of Opinion. "Filinto Müller was the most despised police chief in Brazilian history and later a detested senator. Müller bore the brunt of many accusations of police wrongdoing owing to charges by yellow-journalist David Nasser. This volume examines the totality of Müller's life and is the result of 11 years of research in which 66,704 documents, 500 newspapers clippings, and 165 visual items were examined. Numerous interviews were likewise conducted. This work has uncovered little archival evidence to substantiate direct charges against Müller. This book argues that Müller was responsible for the invention of modern-day death squads, the first of their kind in the Americas"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | xv, 308 Seiten |
ISBN: | 9781433178825 |