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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Feldman-Bianco, Bela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:20730
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/20730
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/papers.2010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Portugal
Postcolonialisme
Immigrants
Postcoloniality
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Sumario: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.