TY - BOOK ID - 722958 TI - Aspirational power : Brazil on the long road to global influence AU - Mares, David R. AU - Trinkunas, Harold A. PY - 2016 SN - 9780815727958 9780815727965 9780815727972 0815727976 0815727968 081572795X PB - Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press DB - UniCat KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - Brazil KW - Globalization KW - Great powers KW - International relations KW - Political aspects KW - Philosophy KW - Foreign relations KW - Relations KW - Foreign economic relations KW - Foreign public opinion KW - Globalization - Political aspects - Brazil KW - Great powers - Philosophy KW - International relations - Philosophy KW - Brazil - Foreign relations KW - Brazil - Relations KW - Brazil - Foreign economic relations KW - Brazil - Foreign public opinion UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:722958 AB - "As the largest country in South America by land mass and population, Brazil has been marked since its independence by a belief that it has a potential to be more than merely a very large country. Set apart from the rest of the hemisphere by culture, language and history, Brazil has also been viewed by its neighbors as a potential great power, and at times, a threat. But even though domestic aspirations and foreign perceptions have held out the prospect for Brazil becoming a major power, the country has lacked the capabilities--particularly on the military and economic dimensions--to pursue a traditional path to greatness. Aspirational Power examines Brazil as a rising power. It explains Brazil's predilection for soft power through a historical analysis of Brazil's three previous attempts to achieve major power status, each of which shaped its present strategy. Though Brazil's efforts to rise have fallen short it will continue to try to overcome the obstacles to its rise, whether those obstacles are domestic or international"-- ER -