Introduction: The Sword and the Shovel
| Autor: | Novoa, Andre |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | Portuguese historiography, cultural studies, and social sciences have generally paid much more attention to the ocean crossings of the sword than to those of the shovel. In this issue, we turn the equation around and take a critical look at ocean crossings of the shovel, in line with Bastos’s (2018a, 2018b, 2019) suggestions to reframe its role in Portuguese historiography. As she explains, “the identification of the Portuguese as intrepid sailors crossing oceans and bridging the world has been central to a historical narrative that merges sea travel, trade, conquest, knowledge, empire and nation.” However, in many circumstances, “sailing overseas was a way to escape poverty, abuse, oppression, misery and distress” (2018b, 66). The paths of such travelers had little, if anything, to do with an imperial strategy. |
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