In 1975, after much resistance, Portugal became the last colonial power to relinquish its colonies on the African continent. The tardiness of Portuguese decolon

Situates the cultures of Portuguese-speaking Africa within the postcolonial, global era.

This book examines today’s massive migrations between Global South and Global North in light of Spain and Portugal’s complicated colonial legacies. It offer

The six contributions to this volume provide a survey of some of the best contemporary literature of Portuguese-speaking Africa: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Biss

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