Format:
VIII, 269 S.
ISBN:
9781137355904
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1137355905
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9781349675487
Series Statement:
Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
Content:
"This book provides an historical, critical analysis of the doctrine of 'civilising mission' in Portuguese colonialism in the crucial period from 1870 to 1930. Exploring international contexts and transnational connections, this 'civilising mission' is analysed and assessed by examining the recruitment, employment and distribution of African manpower. This book argues that these activities were characterized by the persistence of slavery, the emergence of 'conditions analogous to slavery,' and other modalities of compulsory labour"--
Content:
"This book provides an historical, critical analysis of the doctrine of 'civilising mission' in Portuguese colonialism in the crucial period from 1870 to 1930. Exploring international contexts and transnational connections, this 'civilising mission' is analysed and assessed by examining the recruitment, employment and distribution of African manpower. This book argues that these activities were characterized by the persistence of slavery, the emergence of 'conditions analogous to slavery,' and other modalities of compulsory labour"--
Note:
Forthcoming publication
,
Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
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PART I. THE "CIVILISATION GUILD" : NATIVE LABOUR AND PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM1. Between Benevolence and Inevitability : The "Civilising Mission" of Portuguese Colonialism -- 2. The Civilisation Guild and the "Engineers of Depression" : The Case of the S.Thomé Cocoa -- 3. "Redemptive Labour" and the Missionaries of the Alphabet -- PART II. COLONIALISM WITHOUT BORDERS -- 4. Bibles, Flags and Transnational Loyalties : Educating Empires -- 5. New Methods, Old Conclusions : The Ross Report -- Conclusion.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Geschichte 1870-1930
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Portugal
;
Kolonialismus
;
Afrika
