The first English language work devoted solely and specifically to the literature of Sao Tome and Principe. Contains three essays discussing themes unique to this country - themes that no critic writing in any language has dealt with to any serious degree. Burness examines the poetry and stories on the mythic bird of Sao Tome and Principe, the Ossobo; literature that treats the massacre of 1953, often referred to as the Massacre of Batapa; and the poetry and drama of Fernando de Macedo. Concludes with an appendix of 23 poems from Sao Tome and Principe.

Ossobó: Essays On The Literature Of São Tomé And Principe

Colonized in the late 15th century, Sao Tome and Principe were ruled by Portugal for 500 years, one of the longest periods of European domination in colonial history. In fact, during this period the Portuguese colonized the islands twice. Both colonizations were driven by the production of tropical cash crops; however, they occurred under rather different circumstances. Its long history as a plantation colony has made this African archipelago in many aspects more akin to the small Caribbean states. Since its decolonization in 1975 the small and impoverished country has experienced two fundamental changes to its political and economic system in a short period of 15 years. After embracing socialism and a centralized economy at independence, in 1990 the country introduced liberal democracy and a free-market economy. This case study analyses the course of political and economic changes in postcolonial Sao Tome and Principe. The central issue of the book is to which extent institutional changes based on external models altered local patterns of political culture and of doing politics. In addition, it examines the outcome of the consecutive economic policies and development approaches patterned on theses models. This second edition has been completely revised and updated for the period of 1998-2005, including the recent developments in the country s emerging oil sector."

Comrades, Clients and Cousins: Colonialism, Socialism and Democratization in Sao Tome and Principe

A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó

In "Chocolate Islands: Cocoa, Slavery, and Colonial Africa," Catherine Higgs traces the early-twentieth-century journey of the Englishman Joseph Burtt to the Portuguese colony of São Tomé and Príncipe—the chocolate islands—through Angola and Mozambique, and finally to British Southern Africa. Burtt had been hired by the chocolate firm Cadbury Brothers Limited to determine if the cocoa it was buying from the islands had been harvested by slave laborers forcibly recruited from Angola, an allegation that became one of the grand scandals of the early colonial era. Burtt spent six months on São Tomé and Príncipe and a year in Angola. His five-month march across Angola in 1906 took him from innocence and credulity to outrage and activism and ultimately helped change labor recruiting practices in colonial Africa.

This beautifully written and engaging travel narrative draws on collections in Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Africa to explore British and Portuguese attitudes toward work, slavery, race, and imperialism. In a story still familiar a century after Burtt’s sojourn, "Chocolate Islands" reveals the idealism, naivety, and racism that shaped attitudes toward Africa, even among those who sought to improve the conditions of its workers.

Chocolate Islands: Cocoa, Slavery, and Colonial Africa

Exorcising Devils from the Throne: Sao Tome and Principe in the Chaos of Democratization

As you travel through the beautiful and enchanting country of Sao Tome and Principe, take along this journal to record the memories. Use the pages to sketch the sights and people. Used the lined journal to write down ideas and take notes of your adventures. Get lost in your travels but save the memories in this book. Great if you're backpacking or get this as a gift for someone traveling to Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe

Ossobó: Essays On The Literature Of São Tomé And Principe

Donald Burness

Comrades, Clients and Cousins: Colonialism, Socialism and Democratization in Sao Tome and Principe

Gerhard Seibert

A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó

Conceição Lima

Chocolate Islands: Cocoa, Slavery, and Colonial Africa

Catherine Higgs

Exorcising Devils from the Throne: Sao Tome and Principe in the Chaos of Democratization

Albertino da Boa Morte Francisco

Sao Tome and Principe Travel Journal: Write and Sketch Your Sao Tome and Principe Travels, Adventures and Memories

Mindful Explorer Books