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Book SynopsisThis book addresses different dimensions of cosmopolitanism in the Portuguese-speaking world which have caused much debate, such as migration and globalisation. The volume includes contributions from leading specialists in History, Musicology, Literary Studies, Anthropology and Political Sciences. It focuses on specific processes in Brazil, Portugal, West Africa, Angola, and other parts of the world, from the sixteenth century to the present. Central topics are intercontinental trading elites, the cultural impact of forced and voluntary migration, the republic of letters, the possibilities created by freemasonry and liberalism, the adaptation of the Azorean Holy Ghost Feast to the United States, international links of conservative politicians, the international projection of the new Angolan elite, architecture and urban planning. Contributors are: Vanda Anastácio, Cátia Antunes, Paulo Arruda, Francisco Bethencourt, Toby Green, Philip J. Havik, David R. M. Irving, João Leal, Giovanni Leoni, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, António Costa Pinto, and Phillip Rothwell.
Table of ContentsPreface Francisco Bethencourt Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors 1 Cosmopolitanism: The Fortunes of a Word Francisco Bethencourt Part 1: Expansion and Empire 2 On Cosmopolitanism and Cross-Culturalism: An Enquiry into the Business Practices and Multiple Identities of the Portuguese Merchants of Amsterdam Catia Antunes 3 Pluralism, Violence and Empire: The Portuguese New Christians in the Atlantic World Toby Green 4 Cosmopolitan Bravado: Gendered Agency and the Afro-Atlantic Encounter Philip J. Havik 5 Early Modern Imperialism and Cosmopolitanism Francisco Bethencourt Part 2: Early Modern Civility 6 Music and Cosmopolitanism in the Early Modern Lusophone World David R.M. Irving 7 Women Writers in an International Context: Was the Marchioness of Alorna (1750–1839) Cosmopolitan? Vanda Anastácio 8 Freemasonry and Cosmopolitanism: The Case of Hipólito José da Costa (1774–1823) Paulo H. de M. Arruda Part 3: Modern Cultural Practices 9 Cosmopolitanism versus Internationalism: Távora, Siza and Souto Moura Giovanni Leoni and Howard Sugar 10 Cosmopolitan Trends in the Class Structure of Pepetela’s Work Phillip Rothwell 11 Migrant Cosmopolitanism: Ritual and Cultural Innovation among Azorean Immigrants in the usa João Leal Part 4: Modern Political Practices 12 The Appeal of Fascism: Reactionary Cosmopolitanism in Early 20th-Century Portugal António Costa Pinto 13 The New Elite, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Inequality in Contemporary Angola Ricardo Soares de Oliveira Index
