De la persistance des villages d’État au Mozambique

Studying the forced displacement over the long term of rural communities in a region of Mozambique allows one to compare Aldeamentos, villages that were constructed and fortified during the war between the Portuguese colonial regime and Mozambican nationalist forces, and Aldeias Comunais, villages c...

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Published in:Critique internationale (Paris. 1998) 2018-06 (79), p.63-84
Main Author: Coelho, João Paulo Borges
Format: Article
Language:fre
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thema: Les villages stratégiques : politiques contre-insurrectionnelles et regroupements de populations
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Summary:Studying the forced displacement over the long term of rural communities in a region of Mozambique allows one to compare Aldeamentos, villages that were constructed and fortified during the war between the Portuguese colonial regime and Mozambican nationalist forces, and Aldeias Comunais, villages created following independence in the aim of developing and controlling the country’s territory. Official accounts of the purposes of these villages notwithstanding, the fact that totally distinct objectives have resulted in nearly identical outcomes reveals the nature of the state and the manner in which it considers and subjugates rural communities in order to appropriate resources.
ISSN:1290-7839
1777-554X