An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War - Conscripted Generation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This oral history of ex-combatants of the Portuguese colonial war places the reader face-to-face with the men who were conscripted to fight the last and bloodiest of the West's colonial wars in Africa, namely in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau (then Portuguese Guinea), between 1961 and 1974. At the forefront of this work are the lived experiences of a wide range of Portuguese veterans, framed by broader insights about the post-war public memory of this event in Portugal. Moving away from stereotypical and polarized images of these ex-combatants, An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War: Conscripted Generation explores the memories and consequences of this war for these veterans and their society. Seeking to understand why Portuguese ex-combatants often feel neglected and historically unrecognised, this book presents a thorough portrait of a continually shifting - and at times paradoxical -individual and collective remembrance process.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Oral History
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Angela Campos
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	341
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-46193-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-319-46193-1
Barcode:	9783319461939

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