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D'Albuquerque's Children

Name: D'Albuquerque's Children
Brand: University of Chicago Press
SKU: 9780226734989
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Performing Tradition in Malaysia's Portuguese Settlement

Autor: Margaret Sarkissian

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Editura: University of Chicago Press

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When the Portuguese seafarer Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the bustling port of Malacca in 1511, h...

Informații despre carte

Autor

Margaret Sarkissian

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2001

Pagini

234

EAN

9780226734989

Enbook ID

04867420

Editura

University of Chicago Press

Greutate

436

Dimensiuni

158 x 236 x 19

Descriere completă

When the Portuguese seafarer Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the bustling port of Malacca in 1511, he effectively gained control of the entire South China Sea spice trade. Although Portuguese dominance lasted only 130 years, its legacy lies at the heart of a burgeoning tourist attraction on the outskirts of the city, in which performers who believe they are the descendants of swashbuckling Portuguese conquerors encapsulate their "history" in a cultural stage show. Using historical and ethnogrpahic data, Margaret Sarkissian reveals that this music and dance draws on an eclectic array of influences that span the Portuguese diaspora (one song conjures up images of Lucille Ball impersonating Carmen Miranda on "I Love Lucy"). Ironically, she shows, what began as a literate tradition in the 1950s has now become an oral one so deeply rooted in Settlement life that the younger generation, like the tourists, now sees it as an unbroken heritage stretching back almost 500 years. A fascinating case of "orientalism in reverse", "D'Albuquerque's Children" illuminates the creative ways in which one community has adapted to life in a post-colonial world.