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Richard Graham

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Richard Graham is a Brazilian-American historian whose work focuses on nineteenth-century Brazil. He taught at the University of Texas at Austin and wrote about political patronage, class, race, slavery, urban life, and economic change, including in Patronage and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil and Feeding the City. His work is intended for readers studying Brazilian, Latin American, and social history. [University of Texas profile](https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/faculty/grahamr)

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What did Richard Graham study about nineteenth-century Brazil?

Graham examined Brazil's political economy, modernization, patronage, race, and social hierarchy during the nineteenth century. He was a historian at the University of Texas at Austin and later became professor emeritus.

What is Britain and the Onset of Modernization in Brazil about?

The book studies Brazil's modernization between 1850 and 1914 and Britain's influence on that process. It was published by Cambridge University Press in 1968.

What is Patronage and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Brazil about?

Graham's 1990 book examines how patronage networks shaped political power and public life in nineteenth-century Brazil. It treats politics as a social system involving elites, offices, clients, and regional relationships.

Did Richard Graham write about Latin American independence beyond Brazil?

Yes. His book Independence in Latin America: A Comparative Approach was first published in 1972 and later revised, including a third edition in 2015. It compares the collapse of Spanish and Portuguese American empires during the wars of independence.

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