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D'Albuquerque's Children (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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D'Albuquerque's Children (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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When the Portuguese seafarer Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the
bustling port of Malacca in 1511, he effectively gained control of
the entire South China Sea spice trade. Although their dominance
lasted only 130 years, the Portuguese legacy lies at the heart of a
burgeoning tourist attraction on the outskirts of the city, in
which performers who believe they are the descendants of
swashbuckling Portuguese conquerors encapsulate their "history" in
a cultural stage show.
Using historical and ethnographic data, Margaret Sarkissian reveals
that this music and dance draws on an eclectic array of influences
that span the Portuguese diaspora (one song conjures up images of
Lucille Ball impersonating Carmen Miranda on "I Love Lucy").
Ironically, she shows, what began as a literate tradition in the
1950s has now become an oral one so deeply rooted in Settlement
life that the younger generation, like the tourists, now see it as
an unbroken heritage stretching back almost 500 years. A
fascinating case of "orientalism in reverse," "D'Albuquerque's
Children" illuminates the creative ways in which one community has
adapted to life in a postcolonial world.
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