Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Map List; Acknowledgements; 1 Studying decolonization; Prelude; Introduction; Writing about decolonization; Portuguese (de)colonization: Three conditions; Textual and visual landscapes; 2 Entangling decolonizations: Goa, Mozambique and Angola; Introduction; Goa, Mozambique and Angola: Portuguesedecolonization in India and Africa, 1961-1975; Goa; Mozambique; Angola; Decolonization of the third empire; 3 Emigrating Goans; Introduction; Indian Ocean ethnographies; Imperial connections: Goa and Mozambique

Empire builders, agency and the spirit of the times (1920s)Goan decolonization, resistance and neocolonialism (1950s-1960s); Mozambican independence, chaos and dreams (1975); Conclusion; 4 Goans going fishing; Introduction; Indian Ocean fishing; Goans going fishing; Literary and photographic interventions: text and imageCouto and Rangel; (Ethnographic) notes on a ritual; Taking the ferry; Waiting for the wind; Performing the Catholic mass; Blessing the boats; Eating prawns; 5 Dispossessing things; Introduction; Writing about decolonization; Thinking about things

Ricardo Rangel: 'The departure of the colonialists'Carlos Garçaõ: 'We must take care'; Ryszard Kapuściński: 'We were imprisoned in a besieged city'; Conclusion: On the postcolony; 6 Driving from Angola to South Africa; Introduction; Decolonization as a diasporic port of entry; Exile or saying goodbye; Refugees, toilets and 'second class citizenship'; Conclusion: Portuguese-ness in post-apartheid South Africa; 7 Renovating in Beira; Introduction; On ruination; On Beira; On renovation; (Landscapes of) leisure; The Ferroviário swimming pool; The Novocine movie theatre; The Grande Hotel

The Riviera cafeAn aerial viewpoint; Reflecting: From Mozambique to Goa; Notes; Bibliography; Interviews; Index