| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
European anthropology in translation ; v. 4
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European anthropology in translation ; v. 4.
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| Note |
Translation of: As cores do império. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Tables and Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter I -- Origins of a Prejudice: The Roots of Racial Discrimination; Chapter II -- Discourse, Images, Knowledge: The Place of the Colonies and Their Populations in the Portuguese Colonial Empire; Chapter III -- Exhibiting the Empire, Imagining the Nation: Representations of the Colonies and the Overseas Portuguese in the Great Exhibitions; Conclusion; Appendix I -- Film; Appendix II -- Texts from the padrões of Portugal dos Pequenitos; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The Portuguese Colonial Empire established its base in Africa in the fifteenth century and would not be dissolved until 1975. This book investigates how the different populations under Portuguese rule were represented within the context of the Colonial Empire by examining the relationship between these representations and the meanings attached to the notion of 'race'. Colour, for example, an apparently objective criterion of classification, became a synonym or near-synonym for 'race', a more abstract notion for which attempts were made to establish scientific credibility. Through her analys. |
| Access |
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Terms Of Use |
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| Subject |
Racism -- Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Racism. |
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Portuguese-speaking countries. |
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Indigenous peoples -- Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Indigenous peoples. |
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Portugal -- Colonies -- History.
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Portugal. |
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Colonies. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Racism. |
| Added Author |
Ayton, Mark.
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| Added Title |
Cores do império. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012024846
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Colors of the empire |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Matos, Patrícia Ferraz de. Cores do império. English. Colours of the empire. New York : Berghahn Books, ©2013 (DLC) 2012012562 |
| ISBN |
9780857457639 (e-book) |
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0857457632 (e-book) |
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9780857457622 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0857457624 |
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9781299777255 |
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1299777252 |
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