Legacies of the Portuguese Colonial Empire - Nationalism, Popular Culture and Citizenship

Decolonization represented the end of colonial rule, but did not eradicate imperial and colonial categories and mythologies. Situated in the wider context of European colonial legacies, this book looks at the legacies of the Portuguese empire in today''s Portugal. Using an interdisciplinary agenda, with contributions from experts in the fields of history, anthropology, literature, and sociology, the several case studies included in the volume look at a wide range of colonial legacies. These include a set of commemorative practices that feed on imperial mythologies, old colonial and racial classifications that condition citizenship rights, and post-imperial modes of culture consumption. is the first book written so far in English on this topic, enabling the Portuguese case to enter into a broader dialogue with other national experiences relating to the legacies of colonialism and empire in today''s Europe.>

Product details

• Authors: Nuno Domingos, Elsa Peralta
• Assisted by: Nuno Domingos (Editor), Elsa Peralta (Editor), Peralta Elsa (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2025
• EAN: 9781350289789
• ISBN: 978-1-350-28978-9
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Portugal, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, Colonialism & imperialism, Empires & historical states, Colonialism and imperialism, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, Portuguese Empire