Research
I am currently completing two further books, Princess Isabel of Brazil, 1846-1921: Gender, Class and Power in the Nineteenth Century and Brazil: The Burdens of Nationhood, 1852-1910. My secondary research interest lies in the history of packing (by mule and horse) in British Columbia and of Latin Americans who settled in the province (1858-1920).
News
The academic press, UNESP Editora, has just agreed to publish a translation, scheduled to appear in 2007, of Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the creation of Brazil, 1825-1891. It published a translation in 2005 of Princess Isabel of Brazil: Gender and Power in the Nineteenth Century.
Dr. Barman is currently in Rio de Janeiro giving a presentation on June 20 about his new book Brazil: The Burdens of Nationhood, 1852-1910 which is under contract with Stanford University Press.
Research Interests
- Latin America and particularly 19th century Brazil
- Social dimensions of politics and formation of generations socialization, and spread of ideas
- knowledge and attitudes
Publications
Books
R.J. Barman. Princess Isabel of Brazil: gender and power in the nineteenth century. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2002.
R.J. Barman. Citizen emperor: Pedro II and the making of Brazil, 1825-91. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1999.
R.J. Barman. Citizen emperor: Pedro II and the making of Brazil, 1825-91. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1999.
Articles/Book Chapters
R. J. Barman, “Biography as History”, Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 21, pp. 61-75, 2011.
R. J. Barman, “Ronald Charles Newton (1933-2010)”, The Hispanic American Historical Review, vol. 91, pp. 333-335, 2011.
R. J. Barman, “Imperial cities and seasonal residences : Petrópolis, summer capital of Brazil (1843-1889), and its European counterparts”, Court historian, vol. 13, pp. 3-20, 2008.
R. J. Barman, “Inter-American Notes”, The Americas, vol. 46, pp. 373-401, 1990.
R. J. Barman, “Emperors East, Emperors West: Problems in the Biographical Study of Monarchs, as Exemplified by Pedro II of Brazil and Hirohito of Japan”, 1989, pp. 188-198.
R. J. Barman, “Immigrants on the land. Coffee and society in São Paulo, 1886–1934”, Journal of Historical Geography, vol. 8, pp. 92-93, 1982.
R. J. Barman, “Business and Government in Imperial Brazil: the Experience of Viscount Mauá”, Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 13, pp. 239-264, 1981.
R. J. Barman, “The Brazilian Peasanty Reexamined: The Implications of the Quebra-Quilo Revolt, 1874-1875”, Hispanic American Historical Review, vol. 57, p. 401, 1977.
R. J. Barman, “Politics on the Stage: The Late Brazilian Empire as Dramatized by França Junior”, Luso-Brazilian Review, vol. 13, pp. 244-260, 1976.
R. J. Barman, “Politics on the Stage: The Late Brazilian Empire as Dramatized by Franca Junior”, Luso-Brazilian Review, vol. 13, pp. 244-260, 1976.
R. J. Barman, “The Forgotten Journey: Georg Heinrich Langsdorff and the Russian Imperial Scientific Expedition to Brazil, 1821-1829”, Terrae incognitae, vol. 3, pp. 67-96, 1971.
Reviews
R. J. Barman, “At the Far Reaches of Empire: The Life of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra”, BC Studies. p. 148, 2008.
R. J. Barman, “Surprise Heirs, I: Illegitimacy, Patrimonial Rights, and Legal Nationalism in the Luso-Brazilian Inheritance, 1750-1821/Surprise Heirs, II: Illegitimacy, Inheritance Rights, and Public Power in the Formation of Imperial Brazil, 1822-1889”, Canadian Journal of History, vol. 39. p. 400, 2004.
R. J. Barman, “Book reviews – Popular Organization and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro: A Tale of Two Favelas by Robert Gay”, The Hispanic American Historical Review, vol. 76. p. 387, 1996.
R. J. Barman, “T.A. Diacon, “Millenarian Vision, Capitalist Reality: Brazil’s Contestado Rebellion, 1912-1916“”, Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d’histoire, vol. 30. p. 542, 1995.
R. J. Barman, “United States – Millenarian Vision, Capitalist Reality: Brazil’s Contestado Rebellion, 1919-1916 by Todd A. Diacon”, Canadian Journal of History, vol. 30. p. 542, 1995.
Review.
R. J. Barman, “SIKKINK, KATHRYN. “Ideas and Institutions: Developmentalism in Brazil and Argentina””, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Annals, vol. 529. p. 183, 1993.
R. J. Barman, “BULMER-THOMAS, VICTOR. “Britain and Latin America: A Changing Relationship””, International History Review, vol. 13. p. 206, 1991.
R. J. Barman, “MILLER, NICOLA. “Soviet Relations with Latin America 1959-1987””, International History Review, vol. 13. p. 206, 1991.
R. J. Barman, “SZUCHMAN, MARK D. “Order, Family and Community in Buenos Aires, 1810-1860””, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Annals, vol. 515. p. 187, 1991.
R. J. Barman, “David G. Newsom. The Soviet Brigade in Cuba: A Study in Political Diplomacy (Book Review)”, Canadian-American Slavic Studies/Revue canadienne-américaine d’études slaves, vol. 24. p. 325, 1990.
R. J. Barman, “LEACOCK, RUTH. “Requiem for Revolution: The United States and Brazil, 1961-1969” ”, International History Review, vol. 12. p. 852, 1990.
R. J. Barman, “Linda Lewin: “Politics and Parentela in Paraíba: A Case Study of Family-Based Oligarchy in Brazil” (Book Review)”, Americas; a Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History, vol. 46. p. 237, 1989.
R. J. Barman, “Reviews: In Pursuit of Honor and Power”, Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 21. p. 605, 1989.
Additional
R. J. Barman, “IKEA fires two executives for turning blind eye to bribery in Russia”, National Post. p. FP.10, 2010.
R. J. Barman, “B.C.’s great packer; Cataline; Larger-than-life figure helped supply miners”, National Post. p. FP.9, 2010.
R. J. Barman, “The Chrétien legacy”, The Globe and Mail. p. A.20, 2004.
R. J. Barman, “Ideas and Institutions: Developmentalism in Brazil and Argentina”, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 529. pp. 183-184, 1993.
R. J. Barman, “Britain and Latin America: A Changing Relationship”, The International History Review, vol. 13. pp. 206-208, 1991.
R. J. Barman, “Order, Family and Community in Buenos Aires, 1810-1860”, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 515. pp. 187-188, 1991.
R. J. Barman, “Requiem for Revolution: The United States and Brazil, 1961-1969”, The International History Review, vol. 12. pp. 852-853, 1990.
R. J. Barman, “In Pursuit of Honor and Power: Noblemen of the Southern Cross in Nineteenth-Century Brazil”, Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 21. pp. 605-607, 1989.
R. J. Barman, “Politics and Parentela in Paraíba: A Case Study of Family-Based Oligarchy in Brazil”, The Americas, vol. 46. pp. 252-256, 1989.