Nationalism and territoriality in Barue and Mozambique : : independence, belonging, contradiction / / by André van Dokkum.

• Superior document: Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; Volume 39
• VerfasserIn: Dokkum, André van,
• 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.

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Acronyms, Abbreviations, Symbols and Names -- Maps, Figures and Tables -- Introduction and Outline of the Argument -- The Kingdom of Barue: The Desire for Independence -- Frelimo and Other Anticolonial Organizations until 1975 -- After Independence: Frelimo’s Struggle for a One-Party Nation -- Chiefdom Politics in Barue District -- Aspects of Frelimo Party Politics in Barue District -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Nations as Human Collectivities: Some Theoretical Considerations -- The Wieschhoff/Shungano List of the Makombe Dynasty -- Partial Overview of Reigning Makombes -- The 1999 Presidential Election in Mozambique -- Maps -- References -- Index.