The Last Empire
Thirty Years of Portuguese Decolonization
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- Contents

Preface and acknowledgements
PART 1: Portugal, the colonies and the 1974 Revolution
The influence of overseas issues in Portugal’s transition to democracy
Richard A. H. Robertson
The transition to democracy and Portugal’s decolonization
António Costa Pinto
PART 2: Case Studies
São Tomé and Príncipe: decolonization and its legacy, 1974-90
Malyn Newitt
Macao, Timor and Portuguese India in the context of Portugal’s
recent decolonization
Arnaldo Gonçalves
PART 3: Portugal and the PALOPs
Portugal and the CLCP:
heightened expectations, unfounded disillusions
Luís António Santos
What good is Portugal to an African?
Michel Cahen
Portugal’s lusophone African immigrants:
colonial legacy in a contemporary labour market
Martin Eaton
PART 4: Testimonies
Portugal, Africa and the future
Douglas L. Wheeler
The empire is dead, long live the EU
António de Figueiredo
Bibliography
History: European History
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