João Sarmento: 1 book

Book cover of Fortifications, Post-colonialism and Power

Fortifications, Post-colonialism and Power

Ruins and Imperial Legacies

by João Sarmento
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016

For more than 500 years, the Portuguese built or adapted fortifications along the coasts of Africa, Asia and South America. At a macro scale, mapping this network of power reveals a gigantic territorial and colonial project. Forts articulated the colonial and the metropolitan, and functioned as nodes...
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