Péricles Azambuja (August 13, 1927 – November 8, 2012) was a Brazilian historian, writer and journalist. He was a specialist in and published many books related to the history of southern Brazil and southern South America and Antarctica, including História das Terras e Mares do Chuí (1978),[1] a history of Chuí. He documented much about Gaucho history in Brazil and has also written books on Antarctica and the southern islands such as "Antártida: Derecho que Tiene Brasil, (1981),[2] Antártida História e Geopolítica (1982)[3] and Falkland ou Malvinas: o arquipélago contestado (1988).[4] He is cited as amongst the most important geopolitical writers about Antarctica.[5] In 2001 he published Prefeitura de S. Vitória do Palmar, sua terra, Tahim, a última divisa, a study of the socioeconomic conditions of southern Brazil. [6] Azambuja has been a member of the Association Press Riograndense, Circle of Literary Research of the Brazilian Academy of History, the Brazilian Association of Culture and the Brazilian Institute of Antarctic Studies as a member of the Supreme Council.[7]
Péricles Azambuja | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1927 |
| Died | November 13, 2012 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Language | Portuguese |
References edit
- ^ Azambuja, Péricles (1978). História das terras e mares do Chuí. Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ International Studies Association; University of Pittsburgh. University Center for International Studies; Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management (1981). International studies notes. International Studies Association. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ Azambuja, Péricles (1982). Antártida, história e geopolítica. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ Azambuja, Péricles (1988). Falkland ou Malvinas: o arquipélago contestado. EDUCS, Editora da Universidade de Caxias do Sul. ISBN 978-85-7061-073-7. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ Atkins, G. Pope (1990). South America into the 1990s: evolving international relationships in a new era. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-7515-1. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ Flores, Hilda Agnes Hübner; Doberstein, Arnoldo Walter (January 2003). Integração 2002. EDIPUCRS. p. 162. ISBN 978-85-7430-353-6. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Péricles Azambuja". Uruguay Informe. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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