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Combines the use of primary and secondary sources, as well as
modern political theory to show the resilience of this often
overlooked country. In this impressive work Forrest examines a
significant and overlooked aspect of Guinea-Bissau's political
evolution: the continuing ability of civil society to evade and
thwart state power. The work identifies the social formations that
account for civil societal strength and analyses the socially,
politically, and militarily significant experiences of rural civil
society to account for the social origins of Guinea-Bissau's soft
state. North America: Ohio U Press
..". useful, timely, and important... a good and informative
book on the Lusophone countries, Portuguese colonialism, and
postcolonial influences." Phyllis Martin, Indiana University
"This book, produced by the obvious and distinguished corps of
country specialists... fills a real gap in both state-level and
'regional' (broadly defined) studies of contemporary Africa."
Norrie MacQueen, University of Dundee
Although the five Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa that
gained independence in 1974/75 Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau,
Cape Verde, and Sao Tome e Principe differ from each other in many
ways, they share a history of Portuguese rule going back to the
15th century, which has left a mark to this day. Patrick Chabal and
his co-authors assess the nature of the Portuguese legacy, using a
twofold approach. In Part I, three analytical, thematic chapters by
Chabal examine what the five countries have in common and how they
differ from the rest of Africa. In Part II, individual chapters by
leading specialists, each devoted to a specific country, survey the
histories of those countries since independence. The book places
the postcolonial experience of the Lusophone countries within the
context of their precolonial and colonial past and compares and
contrasts their experience with that of non-Lusophone African
states. The result is a comprehensive, readable, and up-to-date
text and reference work on the evolution of postcolonial
Portuguese-speaking Africa."
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