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Book SynopsisSituates the cultures of Portuguese-speaking Africa within the postcolonial, global era.
Trade Review"Lusophone Africa is a pioneering, exceedingly well researched and well-documented study of important aspects of Lusophone African cultural expression in their postcolonial social and political contexts. Along with being a significant scholarly work, because of Fernando Arenas’ numerous visits to the Lusophone African countries, where he has met with many eminent musicians and singers, movie makers, and authors of literary works, this book is also a very captivating memoir.' —Russel G. Hamilton, Vanderbilt University
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: Lusophone Africa Within the Global and the Postcolonial
1. African, Portuguese, and Brazilian Interconnections: The Lusophone Transatlantic Matrix
2. Cesária Évora and the Globalization of Cape Verdean Music
3. Lusophone Africa on Screen: After Utopia and Before the End of Hope
4. Angolan Literature: After Independence and Under the Shadow of War
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