ABSTRACT

This book addresses whether Guinea-Bissau is a nation or a nation in formation; what the political and ideological foundations of the national liberation movement are; and how one should characterize the historical transition from a national liberation movement to a state.

part 1|40 pages

: Nation or Nation in Formation

chapter 1|15 pages

Social Structures in Guinea-Bissau

chapter 2|13 pages

National Liberation Struggle

chapter 3|7 pages

The National Question

part 2|28 pages

The Mobilizing Power of Amilcar Cabral

chapter 4|8 pages

Culture and the Struggle for Independence

chapter 6|8 pages

The Independence of Guinea-Bissau

part 3|89 pages

: State Formation

chapter 7|13 pages

The Legacy of Colonialism

chapter 8|16 pages

The Historical Transition

chapter 9|10 pages

New Social and Economic Structures

chapter 10|12 pages

New Power Relations

chapter 11|14 pages

The Coup of November 1980

chapter 12|3 pages

Ethnicity and State Formation

chapter 13|15 pages

The Present Contradictions of Power

part 4|21 pages

The Regional Context: Africa in Struggle

chapter 14|11 pages

Imperialism, Colonialism and Neocolonialism

chapter 15|4 pages

The Political Turning