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Cultures of the Lusophone Black Atlantic (Studies of the Americas)
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Description for Cultures of the Lusophone Black Atlantic (Studies of the Americas)
Hardcover. This book addresses the Lusophone Black Atlantic as a space of historical and cultural production between Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. The authors demonstrate how it has been shaped by diverse colonial cultures including the Portuguese imperial project. The Lusophone context offers a unique perspective on the history of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Naro, Nancy Priscilla; Sansi Roca, Roger; Treece, David H. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADPB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
This book addresses the Lusophone Black Atlantic as a space of historical and cultural production between Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. The authors demonstrate how it has been shaped by diverse colonial cultures including the Portuguese imperial project. The Lusophone context offers a unique perspective on the history of the Atlantic.
This book addresses the Lusophone Black Atlantic as a space of historical and cultural production between Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. The authors demonstrate how it has been shaped by diverse colonial cultures including the Portuguese imperial project. The Lusophone context offers a unique perspective on the history of the Atlantic.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Studies of the Americas
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230600478
SKU
V9780230600478
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About N/A
NANCY PRISCILLA NARO is Reader in Brazilian History, Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, King's College London, UK. ROGER SANSI ROCA is Lecturer in Anthropology, Goldsmith's College, University of London, UK. DAVID H. TREECE is Director of the Centre for the Study of Brazilian Culture and Society, and Camões Professor of Brazilian Studies, King's College London, UK.
Reviews for Cultures of the Lusophone Black Atlantic (Studies of the Americas)
"This book is a remarkable achievement. On one hand, it critically transcends the risk of parochial colonial nostalgia implicit in 'Lusophone,' as much as it overcomes the implicit Anglophone bias of 'the Black Atlantic.'On the other, the historical and anthropological processes of colonial and diasporic formations are richly analyzed as encounters, as confrontations, and as settings for cultural creation." - ... Read more