The Press and Empire in Portuguese Africa, 1842–1926

Isadora de Ataíde Fonseca*

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Abstract

The press was critical to the consolidation of the Portuguese colonial empire in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Africa, as well as to the European elites in Africa, who made it a central arena for voicing their criticisms of metropolitan Portugal’s policies and to argue their claims for local political reforms, economic policies and financial resources. For the African elites, too, it was an important means of resistance against the colonial project and imperial policies. This chapter discusses the relations between the press and empire in Portuguese Africa in the light of the different sociopolitical dynamics of Portuguese colonialism, exploring the roles performed by journalism and identifying the main features of the press system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPalgrave Studies in the History of the Media
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages145-159
Number of pages15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in the History of the Media
ISSN (Print)2634-6575
ISSN (Electronic)2634-6583

Keywords

  • African elites
  • Colonial project
  • European elites
  • Local political reforms
  • Portuguese Africa

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