Books by Leslie Bethell

In this detailed study Dr Bethell explains how during the period of Brazilian independence from Portugal, Britain forced the Brazilian slave trade to be declared illegal, why it proved impossible to suppress it for twenty years afterwards and how it was finally abolished. He covers a major aspect of the history of the international abolition of the slave trade.

Latin America: Politics and Society since 1930 brings together chapters from Part 2 of Volume VI of The Cambridge History to provide a thorough account of political movements in Latin America. This will be useful for both teachers and students of Latin American history and of contemporary Latin America.