Imperial Migrations: Colonial Communities and Diaspora in the Portuguese World

by Eric Morier-Genoud

Book Overview

This volume investigates what role colonial communities and diaspora have had in shaping the Portuguese empire and its heritage, exploring topics such as Portuguese migration to Africa, the Ismaili and the Swiss presence in Mozambique, the Goanese in East Africa, the Chinese in Brazil, and the history of the African presence in Portugal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349346047
• ISBN13: 9781349346042
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"