| Description |
1 online resource (xxxviii, 304 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction: Lusophone Africa within the global and the postcolonial -- African, Portuguese, and Brazilian interconnections : the Lusophone transatlantic matrix -- Cesária Évora and the globalization of Cape Verdean music -- Lusophone Africa on screen : after utopia and before the end of hope -- Angolan literature : after independence and under the shadow of war |
| Summary |
Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence is a study of the contemporary cultural production of Portuguese-speaking Africa and its critical engagement with globalization in the aftermath of colonialism, especially since the advent of multiparty politics and market-oriented economies. Exploring the evolving relationship of Lusophone Africa with Portugal, its former colonial power, and Brazil, Fernando Arenas situates the countries on the geopolitical map of contemporary global forces. Drawing from popular music, film, literature, cultural history, geopolitics, and critical theory to investigate the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Decolonization -- Africa, Portuguese-speaking
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Postcolonialism -- Africa, Portuguese-speaking
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Globalization -- Political aspects -- Africa, Portuguese-speaking
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Globalization -- Social aspects -- Africa, Portuguese-speaking
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HISTORY -- General.
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MUSIC -- History & Criticism.
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Autonomy and independence movements
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Decolonization
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Globalization -- Political aspects
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Globalization -- Social aspects
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Intellectual life
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Politics and government
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Portuguese colonies
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Postcolonialism
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Social conditions
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Africa, Portuguese-speaking -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
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Africa, Portuguese-speaking -- Politics and government
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Africa, Portuguese-speaking -- Intellectual life
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Portugal -- Colonies -- Africa -- History
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Africa, Portuguese-speaking -- Social conditions
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Portugal -- Colonies -- History
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Africa
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Portuguese-speaking Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816674855 |
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081667485X |
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9781452946948 |
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1452946949 |
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