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First published 2026

Tamesis Books, Woodbridge

ISBN 978 1 85566 428 9 (hardback)

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Cover Image: José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850-1899), Young Woman with a Book, no date, Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, donated by Guilherme Guinle, 1947, MASP.00275, Photo CABREL, Escritório de Image

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