An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War | Conscripted Generation

Ângela Campos

ISBN 10: 3319834657 / ISBN 13: 9783319834658

Published by Springer, 2018

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An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War | Conscripted Generation | Ângela Campos | Taschenbuch | Palgrave Studies in Oral History | xvii | Englisch | 2018 | Springer | EAN 9783319834658 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War | Conscripted Generation
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319834657
• ISBN 13: 9783319834658
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 20D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 466 grams
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Synopsis

This oral history of ex-combatants of the Portuguese colonial war places the reader face-to-face with the men who were conscripted to fight the last and bloodiest of the West’s colonial wars in Africa, namely in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau (then Portuguese Guinea), between 1961 and 1974. At the forefront of this work are the lived experiences of a wide range of Portuguese veterans, framed by broader insights about the post-war public memory of this event in Portugal. Moving away from stereotypical and polarized images of these ex-combatants, An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War: Conscripted Generation explores the memories and consequences of this war for these veterans and their society. Seeking to understand why Portuguese ex-combatants often feel neglected and historically unrecognised, this book presents a thorough portrait of a continually shifting – and at times paradoxical –

individual and collective remembrance process.

About the Author

Ângela Campos is a Research Fellow in Science Policy Research at the University of Sussex, UK. She serves on the executive council of the International Oral History Association and is a member of the Oral History Society. Her research focuses mainly on veterans' lived experiences of war, having published internationally about this topic since 2006.