A creole nation: national integration in Guinea-Bissau

Author
Christoph Kohl

Publisher
New York, Oxford: Berghahn

Year of publication
2018

ISBN
978-1-78533-424-5

OPAC

Abstract
Despite high degrees of cultural and ethnic diversity as well as prevailing political instability, Guinea-Bissau’s population has developed a strong sense of national belonging. By examining both contemporary and historical perspectives, A Creole Nation explores how creole identity, culture, and political leaders have influenced postcolonial nation-building processes in Guinea-Bissau, and the ways in which the phenomenon of cultural creolization results in the emergence of new identities.