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The 'Civilising Mission' of Portuguese Colonialism, 1870-1930

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Authors:
  1. Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo

    1. Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal

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Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
      Pages 1-7

  3. The ‘Civilisation Guild’: Native Labour and Portuguese Colonialism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Between Benevolence and Inevitability: The ‘Civilising Mission’ of Portuguese Colonialism

      • Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
      Pages 11-37

    3. The ‘Civilisation Guild’ and the ‘Engineers of Depression’: The Case of S. Thomé Cocoa

      • Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
      Pages 38-76

    4. ‘Redemptive Labour’ and the Missionaries of the Alphabet

      • Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
      Pages 77-106

  4. Colonialism without Borders

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      Pages 107-107
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    2. Bibles, Flags and Transnational Loyalties: Educating Empires

      • Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
      Pages 109-133

    3. New Methods, Old Conclusions: The Ross Report

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      Pages 134-194

    4. Conclusion

      • Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
      Pages 195-198

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 199-269
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About this book

This book provides an historical, critical analysis of the doctrine of 'civilising mission' in Portuguese colonialism in the crucial period from 1870 to 1930. Exploring international contexts and transnational connections, this 'civilising mission' is analysed and assessed by examining the employment and distribution of African manpower.

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“Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo’s sophisticated and detailed study of the Portuguese ‘civilising mission’ in Africa is an especially welcome contribution to the field. … This is a significant new addition to the literature on Portuguese Africa and it will be especially welcomed not only by Africanists but also labor historians as well as those focused on New Imperialism.” (Timothy Coates, American Historical Review, Vol. 121 (4), October, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal

    Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo

About the author

Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo is Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. His interests focus on the Comparative Histories of Imperialism and Colonialism. He recently published A diplomacia do império and edited O império colonial em questão (both in 2012), and co-edited Portugal e o fim do colonialismo (2014) and The Ends of European Colonial Empires: Cases and Comparisons (2015).

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