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Moorings: Portuguese Expansion and the Writing of Africa
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Moorings: Portuguese Expansion and the Writing of Africa
Contributors:
By (Author) Josiah Blackmore
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date:
5th March 2009
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literature: history and criticism
Dewey:
960
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 15mm
Description
In this first book to study Portuguese texts about Africa, Moorings brings an important but little-known body of European writings to bear on contemporary colonial thought. Images of Africa as monstrous, dangerous, and lush were created in early Portuguese imperial writings and dominated its representation in European literature. Moorings establishes these key works in their proper place: foundational to Western imperial discourse.
