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Contents Preface, vii 1. The Idea of Empire, 1 2. Wine, Women, and War, 13 3. Merchants and Missionaries, 28 4. A Swiss Community in Highland Angola, 41 5. The Case of Belgium and Portugal, 62 6. Race and Class in a “Fascist” Colony, 80 7. The Death Throes of Empire, 96 8. Destabilizing the Neighborhood, 110 9. Carnival at Luanda, 123 10. The Struggle for Power, 139 11. A Journey through Angola, 159 Notes, 175 Further Reading, 179 Index, 185 v You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...

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