Empire, postcoloniality and diasporas: The Portuguese case
The text analyzes the contradictions, ambiguities and accommodations underlying the remodelling of Portugal from an imperial metropolis into a European post-colonial nation. It focuses on two interrelated and contradictory facets of national redefinition – namely, the incorporation of Portuguese tra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Catalan |
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2007-10-01
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| Series: | Papers |
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| Online Access: | https://papers.uab.cat/article/view/2010 |
| Summary: | The text analyzes the contradictions, ambiguities and accommodations underlying the remodelling of Portugal from an imperial metropolis into a European post-colonial nation. It focuses on two interrelated and contradictory facets of national redefinition – namely, the incorporation of Portuguese transnational migrants into the nation and Portugal’s transformation into a receptor of immigrants from its former colonies. |
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| ISSN: | 0210-2862 2013-9004 |