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UNINA9910817046903321 |
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Autore |
Arenas Fernando <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Lusophone Africa [[electronic resource] ] : beyond independence / / Fernando Arenas |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4529-4694-9 |
0-8166-7485-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Decolonization - Africa, Portuguese-speaking |
Postcolonialism - Africa, Portuguese-speaking |
Globalization - Political aspects - Africa, Portuguese-speaking |
Globalization - Social aspects - Africa, Portuguese-speaking |
Africa, Portuguese-speaking History Autonomy and independence movements |
Africa, Portuguese-speaking Politics and government |
Africa, Portuguese-speaking Intellectual life |
Portugal Colonies Africa History |
Africa, Portuguese-speaking Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Lusophone Africa within the global and the postcolonial -- African, Portuguese, and Brazilian interconnections : the Lusophone transatlantic matrix -- Cesária Evora 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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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forces. Drawing from popular music, film, literature, cultural history, geopolitics, and critical theory to investigate the |
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