Portugal and Africa (Paperback, 1st ed. 1999)

The late-medieval Portuguese who arrived in Africa were colonizers in the roman style, gold merchants on an imperial scale, conquistadores in the Hispanic tradition. Although their empire struggled to survive centuries of Dutch and English competition, it revived in the twentieth century on a tide of white migration. Settlers, however, brought racial conflict as well as economic modernisation and the Portuguese colonies went through spasms of violence which resembled those of Algeria and South Africa. Liberation eventually came but the peoples of the old colonial cities clung tightly to their acquired traditions, eating Portuguese dishes, writing Portuguese poetry and studying in Portuguese universities.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	D Birmingham
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	203
Edition:	1st ed. 1999
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-27492-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > African history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-349-27492-5
Barcode:	9781349274925

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