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BALANÇO da Colonização Portuguesa. Lisboa. 1975. - BALANÇO da Colonização Portuguesa . O que foi, como foi a Colonização Portuguesa. Banha de Andrade, Frédéric Mauro, Eric Axelson, C.R. Boxer, Joel Serrão, Hermann Lellenbenz. Lisboa: Iniciativas Editoriais, 1975. 232 pp.; 205 mm. A collection of essays reflecting on Portuguese colonization, bringing together the contributions of six leading historians: Banha de Andrade, Frédéric Mauro, Eric Axelson, CR Boxer, Joel Serrão, and Hermann Kellenbenz, published by Iniciativas Editoriais in 1975, in the immediate aftermath of decolonization. Each author addresses, from their area of expertise, different aspects and periods of the Portuguese colonial presence: among other themes, the historical and economic aspects of overseas expansion, the forms of settlement and domination in the different regions of the empire, and a comprehensive assessment of the Portuguese colonial phenomenon over five centuries. The timing of its publication, coinciding with the independence of most African colonies, gives it a historical value as a testimony to how, at that turning point, a critical assessment of colonization was being sought. This work is of interest for the study of the historiography of decolonization and the reassessment of the Portuguese colonial empire in the 1970s. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate