History and Engagement in the Work of Bezerra de Menezes
Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyse the works of Adolpho Justo Bezerra de Menezes (1910-2006), one of the first Brazilian diplomats to serve in Indonesia, and an enthusiast of Brazilian rapprochement towards the Afro-Asian world. In his books, historical interpretation is closely tied to political engagement, and he turns to the past in order to legitimise a greater role for Brazil in the Third World. His ideas also interact with the context in which they were written; they express the bipolarity of the Cold War, but also advocate change. Many of these ideas were later incorporated into Brazilian diplomacy.
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Relações Internacionais
2020
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292020000100103 |
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