Nationalism and territoriality in Barue and Mozambique : : independence, belonging, contradiction / / by André van Dokkum.
Nationalism, as an ideology coupling self-conscious peoples to fixed territories, is often seen as emerging from European historical developments, also in postcolonial countries outside Europe. André van Dokkum’s Nationalism and Territoriality in Barue and Mozambique shows that this view is not univ...
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| Superior document: | Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; Volume 39 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Afrika-Studiecentrum series ;
Volume 39. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | Nationalism, as an ideology coupling self-conscious peoples to fixed territories, is often seen as emerging from European historical developments, also in postcolonial countries outside Europe. André van Dokkum’s Nationalism and Territoriality in Barue and Mozambique shows that this view is not universally true. The precolonial Kingdom of Barue in what is now Mozambique showed characteristics generally associated with nationalism, giving the country great resilience against colonial encroachment. Postcolonial Mozambique, on the other hand, has so far not succeeded in creating national coherence. The former anti-colonial organization and now party in power Frelimo has always stressed national unity, but only under its own guidance, paradoxically producing disunity. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004428631 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by André van Dokkum. |