Empire, postcoloniality and diasporas: The Portuguese case

Империя, постколониальность и диаспоры: португальский случай
Bela Feldman‐Bianco
2007-10-01

Immigration from former coloniesNational redefinitionPortuguese empirePortuguese postcolonialityPortuguese transnational migrants
The text analyzes the contradictions, ambiguities and accommodations underlying the remodelling of Portugal from an imperial metropolis into a European post-colonial nation.It focuses on two interrelated and contradictory facets of national redefinition -namely, the incorporation of Portuguese transnational migrants into the nation and Portugal's transformation into a receptor of immigrants from its former colonies.
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National redefinition included the incorporation of Portuguese transnational migrants into the Portuguese nation.
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Portugal simultaneously became a destination for immigrants from its former colonies.
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Portugal’s transformation from an imperial metropolis into a European postcolonial nation involved significant contradictions, ambiguities, and accommodations.
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The analysis links emigrant incorporation and postcolonial immigration as interrelated yet contradictory dimensions of Portugal’s national transformation.

Portugal's transformation from an imperial metropolis into a European postcolonial nation

Contradictions, ambiguities, and accommodations in national redefinition through the incorporation of Portuguese transnational migrants and the reception of immigrants from former colonies

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