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The Decolonization of Portuguese Africa: Metropolitan Revolution and the Dissolution of Empire
The Decolonization of Portuguese Africa Metropolitan Revolution and the Dissolution of Empire Author:Norrie MacQueen This is an analytical study of Portuguese decolonization, dealing with all the Portuguese territories in Africa, especially Angola and Mozambique, but also Guine-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Sao Tome and Principe. It is equally concerned with metropolitan Portugal itself, given the exceptionally intimate interdependence of developments at home and abroad... more ». The text provides a thematic survey based on the historical experiences of individual states, referring to key theoretical debates on imperialism, modernization and international relations. It aims to adopt an impartial approach to the subject, which has aroused intense historiographical and political disputes.« less