Imperial migrations: colonial communities and Diaspora in the Portuguese world

This volume explores the role and history of migration and diaspora within the Portuguese empire, investigating what role colonial communities and diasporahave had in shaping the Portuguese empire and its heritage. The book consistsof twelve case studies which look at topics such as Portuguese migration to Africa, the Ismaili and the Swiss presence in Mozambique, the Goanese in East Africa, the Chinese in Brazil, and the history of the African presence in Portugal. INDICE: List of Illustrations.Notes of Contributors.Introduction: Portugal, Empire and Migrations; E.Morier-Genoud.&. M.Cahen. PART I: LONGUE-DUREE MIGRATIONS IN AND AROUND THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE. 'Portuguese' Diasporas: A Survey of the Scholarly Literature; E.Alpers. &. M.Ball.Africans in Portuguese Society: Classification Ambiguities and Colonial Realities; I.C.Henriques. PART II: COLONIAL MIGRATIONS IN THE THIRD PORTUGUESE EMPIRE.Colonial Migration to Angolaand Mozambique: Constraints and Illusions; C.Castelo.Imperial Actors? Cape Verdean Mentality in the Portuguese Empire Under the Estado Novo, 1926-1974; A.Keese. Unlike the other Whites? The Swiss in Mozambique under Colonialism; S.Chichava. The Ismailis of Mozambique. History of a Twofold Migration (late 19th Century-1975); N.Khouri.&. J.P.Leite. PART III: MIGRATIONS AT THE MARGINS OF THE THIRD EMPIRE.Representing the Portuguese Empire: Goan Consuls in British East Africa, c.1920-1950; M.Frenz. The Making of a Portuguese Community in SouthAfrica, 1900-1994; C.Glaser. From Mozambique to Brazil: The 'Good Portuguese'of the Chinese Athletic Club; L.Macagno. PART IV: IDEOLOGY AND HERITAGE.Luso-African Intimacies: Conceptions of National and Transnational Community; R.Williams.'Mundo Pretuguês': Colonial and Postcolonial Diasporic Dis/articulations; A.Vakil.'Portugal is in the Sky': Conceptual Considerations on Communities,Lusitanity and Lusophony; M.Cahen. Conclusion: Decolonization and Diaspora; J.Darwin. Bibliography.Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-35369-5
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 31/08/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido