Description
Book SynopsisSpanning seven centuries and four continents, this comprehensive survey of the Portuguese diaspora connects literary and artistic expression (including film) with the sociopolitical and economic factors that drove population migrations.
Trade ReviewHighly recommended for courses on diversity, history and cultural studies, undergraduate and graduate students and researchers. * Choice *
An extensive survey of diasporic literature and art of the Portuguese Empire...The book is an important source to study the culture of Portuguese territories
in the East...a pleasant reading experience for all those who are interested in understanding the Portuguese diaspora. * Insight on Africa *
Sadlier's work offers a wide-ranging survey of diasporic literature and art of the Portuguese Empire. It creatively uses an impressive diversity of sources and media to reveal perspectives reaching beyond the standard Portuguese literary canon. Moreover, the global scope of the work is ambitious...
The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora consistently explores themes of estrangement, disillusion, and longing in colonialism. * Latin American Research Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One. The Imperial Diaspora
Chapter Two. The Lusophone African Diaspora
Chapter Three. Oriental Imaginings and Travel at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Chapter Four. Into the Wilderness: The Race for Africa and the Promise of Brazil
Chapter Five. The Casa dos Estudantes do Império and Mensagem
Chapter Six. A Lusotropicalist Tourist and Soldiers, East Indians, and Cape Verdeans on the Move
Chapter Seven. War in Africa and the Global Economy: Leaving Home and Returning
Epilogue: The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora and “Lusofonia”
Notes
Bibliography
Index
