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Synopsis
A comprehensive history of the five African Lusophone countries - Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Sao Tome e Principe - since they became independent from Portugal in 1974-5. It approaches the subject in two complementary ways. The first part consists of a series of chapters which analyze what these countries have in common and how they compare to the rest of Africa. The second part is a systematic account of what has occurred since Independence in each of the five countries individually. Both parts of the book link the precolonial and colonial past with postcolonial events, and this differs from many accounts, where the emphasis is primarily on current events. The aim is to avoid a narrow Lusophone emphasis. The first part is organized around themes relevant to all postcolonial African states, and the analysis is strongly comparative.
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About the Author
Patrick Chabal is Professor of Lusophone African Studies, University of London, and among his published works are The Postcolonial Literature of Lusophone Africa (Hurst, 1998) and Vozes Mocambicanas.
Review
Bringing a sophisticated analytical perspective to his introduction, Chabal measures each postcolonial government against the now―fashionable neopatrimonial paradigm (boss―run regimes built on patronage), makes allowances for the varying political skills of nationalist leaders, considers the effects of anticolonial wars in three of the five countries, and looks at the failure of socialist experiments in each. This work fills an important gap. (Foreign Affairs)
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- PublisherC. Hurst
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1850655944
- ISBN 13 9781850655947
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages339
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