The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora: Seven Centuries of Literature and the Arts

Author:   Darlene J. Sadlier
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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Pages:   314
Publication Date:   15 November 2016
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Author:   Darlene J. Sadlier
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781477311486


ISBN 10:   1477311483
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   15 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One. The Imperial Diaspora Chapter Two. The Lusophone African Diaspora Chapter Three. Oriental Imaginings and Travel at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Chapter Four. Into the Wilderness: The Race for Africa and the Promise of Brazil Chapter Five. The Casa dos Estudantes do Império and Mensagem Chapter Six. A Lusotropicalist Tourist and Soldiers, East Indians, and Cape Verdeans on the Move Chapter Seven. War in Africa and the Global Economy: Leaving Home and Returning Epilogue: The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora and “Lusofonia” Notes Bibliography Index  

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Highly recommended for courses on diversity, history and cultural studies, undergraduate and graduate students and researchers.  (Choice) An extensive survey of diasporic literature and art of the Portuguese Empire...The book is an important source to study the culture of Portuguese territories in the East...a pleasant reading experience for all those who are interested in understanding the Portuguese diaspora. (Insight on Africa) Sadlier's work offers a wide-ranging survey of diasporic literature and art of the Portuguese Empire. It creatively uses an impressive diversity of sources and media to reveal perspectives reaching beyond the standard Portuguese literary canon. Moreover, the global scope of the work is ambitious...The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora consistently explores themes of estrangement, disillusion, and longing in colonialism. (Latin American Research Review)


Sadlier's work offers a wide-ranging survey of diasporic literature and art of the Portuguese Empire. It creatively uses an impressive diversity of sources and media to reveal perspectives reaching beyond the standard Portuguese literary canon. Moreover, the global scope of the work is ambitious...The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora consistently explores themes of estrangement, disillusion, and longing in colonialism. * Latin American Research Review * Highly recommended for courses on diversity, history and cultural studies, undergraduate and graduate students and researchers. * Choice *


Highly recommended for courses on diversity, history and cultural studies, undergraduate and graduate students and researchers. * Choice * Sadlier's work offers a wide-ranging survey of diasporic literature and art of the Portuguese Empire. It creatively uses an impressive diversity of sources and media to reveal perspectives reaching beyond the standard Portuguese literary canon. Moreover, the global scope of the work is ambitious...The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora consistently explores themes of estrangement, disillusion, and longing in colonialism. * Latin American Research Review *


Highly recommended for courses on diversity, history and cultural studies, undergraduate and graduate students and researchers. * Choice *


Author Information

Darlene J. Sadlier is professor emerita of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University Bloomington. Her previous books include Americans All: Good Neighbor Cultural Diplomacy in World War II and Brazil Imagined: 1500 to the Present.

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