Hotel Tropico - Brazil and the Challenge of African Decolonization, 19501980

Informationen zum Autor Jerry Dávila Klappentext ""Hotel Tropico" is a superb book. It takes on broad themes such as race and imperialism, modifies much of the current knowledge about Brazil's dictatorship, and suggests a reevaluation of that form of government in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. "Hotel Tropico" will be read not only by scholars of Brazil and Latin America but also by those studying Africa, empire, and postcolonialism."--Jeffrey Lesser, author of "A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese Brazilians and the Meanings of Ethnic Militancy, 1960-1980" Zusammenfassung The attempts by Brazilian diplomats and intellectuals to establish ties with Africa during and after decolonization reveal the contradictions in Brazils idea of itself as a racial democracy. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Brazil in the Lusotropical World 11 2. Africa and the Independent Foreign Policy 39 3. "The Lovers of the African Race": Brazilian Diplomats in Nigeria 64 4. War in Angola, Crisis in Brazil 91 5. Latinité or Fraternité? Senegal, Portugal and the Brazilian Military Regime 117 6. Gibson Barboza's Trip: "Brazil (Re)discovers Africa" 141 7. Brazil and the Portuguese Revolution 170 8. Brazil's Special Representation in Angola, 1975 190 9. Miracle for Sale: Marketing Brazil in Nigeria 221 Epilogue 244 Notes 257 Bibliography 293 Index 307

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Davila, Jerry Dávila, Jerry Dvila
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2010
• EAN: 9780822348559
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4855-9
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Südamerika, Amerikanische Geschichte, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, History - General History, HISTORY / Latin America / South America