An interpreter of the cangaço

Maria Christ ina Russi da Matta Machado

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-901X.v0i72p200-210

Keywords:

Maria Christina Russi da Matta Machado, cangaço, Brazilian Northeast, Lampião, rural banditry

Abstract

This article discusses the life, academic performance and intellectual production of Maria Christina Russi da Matta Machado, doctoral student of the University of Sao Paulo and author of “As táticas de guerra dos cangaceiros” (1969), a book published in full military dictatorship, which had considerable repercussions at the time, especially among the left-wing militants of the country.

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Author Biography

  • Luiz Bernardo Pericás, Universidade de São Paulo (USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil)

    Professor de História Contemporânea da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH/USP) e autor de, entre outros, Caio Prado Júnior: uma biografia política (Boitempo, Troféu Juca Pato – intelectual do ano, 2016). 

Published

2019-04-17

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How to Cite

Pericás, L. B. (2019). An interpreter of the cangaço: Maria Christ ina Russi da Matta Machado. Revista Do Instituto De Estudos Brasileiros, 72, 200-210. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-901X.v0i72p200-210