A History of Postcolonial Lusophone Africa

Patrick Chabal

ISBN 10: 025321565X / ISBN 13: 9780253215659

Edité par Indiana University Press Mai 2002, 2002

A propos de cet article

Neuware - ' . . . useful, timely, and important . . . a good and informative book on the Lusophone countries, Portuguese colonialism, and postcolonial influences.' -Phyllis Martin, Indiana University 'This book, produced by the obvious-and distinguished-corps of country specialists . . . fills a real gap in both state-level and 'regional' (broadly defined) studies of contemporary Africa.' -Norrie MacQueen, University of Dundee Although the five Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa that gained independence in 1974/75-Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé e Príncipe-differ from each other in many ways, they share a history of Portuguese rule going back to the 15th century, which has left a mark to this day. Patrick Chabal and his co-authors assess the nature of the Portuguese legacy, using a twofold approach. In Part I, three analytical, thematic chapters by Chabal examine what the five countries have in common and how they differ from the rest of Africa. In Part II, individual chapters by leading specialists, each devoted to a specific country, survey the histories of those countries since independence. The book places the postcolonial experience of the Lusophone countries within the context of their precolonial and colonial past and compares and contrasts their experience with that of non-Lusophone African states. The result is a comprehensive, readable, and up-to-date text and reference work on the evolution of postcolonial Portuguese-speaking Africa.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: A History of Postcolonial Lusophone Africa
• Éditeur: Indiana University Press Mai 2002
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 025321565X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780253215659
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 217 L x 143 H x 29 P (en millimètres) 217 millimètres de largeur par 143 millimètres de hauteur par 29 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 463 grammes

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Synopsis

" . . . useful, timely, and important . . . a good and informative book on the Lusophone countries, Portuguese colonialism, and postcolonial influences." --Phyllis Martin, Indiana University

"This book, produced by the obvious--and distinguished--corps of country specialists . . . fills a real gap in both state-level and 'regional' (broadly defined) studies of contemporary Africa." --Norrie MacQueen, University of Dundee

Although the five Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa that gained independence in 1974/75--Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé e Príncipe--differ from each other in many ways, they share a history of Portuguese rule going back to the 15th century, which has left a mark to this day. Patrick Chabal and his co-authors assess the nature of the Portuguese legacy, using a twofold approach. In Part I, three analytical, thematic chapters by Chabal examine what the five countries have in common and how they differ from the rest of Africa. In Part II, individual chapters by leading specialists, each devoted to a specific country, survey the histories of those countries since independence. The book places the postcolonial experience of the Lusophone countries within the context of their precolonial and colonial past and compares and contrasts their experience with that of non-Lusophone African states. The result is a comprehensive, readable, and up-to-date text and reference work on the evolution of postcolonial Portuguese-speaking Africa.

À propos de l'auteur

Patrick Chabal is Professor of Lusophone African Studies, University of London, and Head of the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at King's College, London. He is co-author (with Jean-Pascal Daloz) of Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument (Indiana University Press).