Title The last empire : thirty years of Portuguese decolonization / edited by Stewart Lloyd-Jones and António Costa Pinto

Published Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Intellect, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 156 pages) Contents The influence of overseas issues in Portugal's transition to democracy / Richard A.H. Robinson -- The transition to democracy and Portugal's decolonization / António Costa Pinto -- São Tomé and Príncipe : decolonization and its legacy, 1974-90 / Malyn Newitt -- Macao, Timor and Portuguese India in the context of Portugal's recent decolonization / Arnaldo Gonçalves -- Portugal and the CPLP : heightened expectations, unfounded disillusions / Luís António Santos -- What good is Portugal to an African? / Michel Cahen -- Portugal's lusophone African immigrants : colonial legacy in a contemporary labour market / Martin Eaton -- Portugal, Africa and the future / Doulglas L. Wheeler -- The empire is dead, long live the EU / António de Figueiredo Summary This book is the result of a conference organised by the Contemporary Portuguese Political History Research Centre (CPHRC) and the University of Dundee that took place during September 2000. The purpose of this conference, and the resulting book, was to bring together various experts in the field to analyse and debate the process of Portuguese decolonisation, which was then 25 years old, and the effects of this on the Portuguese themselves. For over one century, the Portuguese state had defined its foreign policy on the basis of its vast empire & endash; this was the root of its 'Atlanticist' v Notes "This book is the result of a conference on Portuguese decolonization, which took place in Edzell, Dundee on 11-14 September 2000"--Preface Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-156) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Decolonization -- Portuguese-speaking countries -- Congresses HISTORY. HISTORY -- General. Decolonization Diplomatic relations Politics and government Portuguese colonies Vrijheidsoorlogen. Dekolonisatie. Democratisering. SUBJECT Portugal -- History -- 1974- -- Congresses Portugal -- Politics and government -- 1974- -- Congresses Portugal -- Colonies -- Africa -- Congresses Portugal -- Colonies -- Asia -- Congresses Portugal -- Colonies -- Oceania -- Congresses Portugal -- History -- Coup d'état, 1975 -- Congresses Portuguese-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses Portugal -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Congresses Portugal -- Foreign relations -- 20th century -- Congresses Portugal -- Colonies -- Congresses Subject Africa Asia Oceania Portugal Portuguese-speaking countries Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings History Form Electronic book Author Lloyd-Jones, Stewart Pinto, António Costa ISBN 1841508977 9781841508979 1841501093 9781841501093 1280476907 9781280476907 9786610476909 661047690X

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