Remembering the Liberation Struggles in Cape Verde

INTRODUCTION: The Liberation Struggle as a Mnemonic Device






THE STRUGGLE AS THE CRADLE OF THE INDEPENDENT NATION
Building the Nation State and the centrality of the struggle

The "return to Africa" through music

The end of the union with Guinea-Bissau and its impacts

Recalibrating memory

Between two ruptures




THE STRUGGLE IN THE MNEMONIC TRANSITION
The political transition: causes and processes

The return of removed images

A new paradigm of remembrance

The change in national symbols

The mnemonic transition: reasons and circumstances




THE STRUGGLE AND THE IMAGE OF THE COMBATANT
Constructing the liberation struggle combatant

Public recognition and political disputes

The diversification of the image of the "combatant"

A composite memorial framework




THE STRUGGLE AND CABRAL'S AFTERLIVES

Crossroads of memory

Questioning Cabral

Alternative representations

The new heirs: Protest and appropriations

EPILOGUE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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• Colonialismo, imperialismo e
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