This book addresses a notable gap in the knowledge of Portuguese colonial administration and the fiscal policies and practices implemented in its 'third' African empire, particularly in Angola, Guinea and Mozambique. In recent years, the question of colonial taxation has become a topic in the debate on empire and colonialism, and has in recent years led to a comparative, long-term focus on the impact of fiscal policies in colonial and post-colonial economies and states in Africa. Given that former Portuguese colonies in Africa have been largely absent from this debate, this book offers new...

In 2004, a conference was held at King's College London to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Charles Boxer. The theme of the conference was the development of the culturally mixed 'Portuguese' societies in Asia, Africa and America, which reflected Boxer's own interest in the social history of Portugal's overseas empire. Although the conference papers were published by Bristol University, this volume is long out of print and the outstanding quality of many of the contributions has made it necessary for this collection to be republished. Portuguese overseas expansion over a period of...