The Debate on Race Relations in the Portuguese Empire and Charles R. Boxer&#x27;s Position

Ramada Curto, Diogo

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Year:: 2013
Contributor:: Ramada Curto, Diogo (author)
Genre:: articles
Subject:: Colonies; Imperialism > Portugal > 1450-1825; Historiography; Race relations > Portugal; Boxer, C. R. (Charles Ralph) > 1904-2000
Extent:: pp. 1-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/j2mz-4y22

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Abstract:: How do we read Charles Boxer's Race Relations in the Portuguese Colonial Empire (1450-1825)? In order to identify the author's intention, three main analytical contexts should be taken into account. In England, Basil Davidson, among other journalists, took the lead of an anti-colonial discourse. In the US, academics like James Duffy participated in the same kind of debate. Finally, under the pressure of the emerging war in Angola at the beginning of 1961, Portuguese circles of academics and politicians prepared a variety of responses. Boxer arrived late to the debate on race relations and the nature of Portuguese colonialism, and his conservative views prevented him from becoming an anti-colonial intellectual. By the same token, his noble dream of objectivity in using the past also prevented him to accept established myths on Portuguese life in the tropics.; Como ler As Relações Raciais no Império Colonial Português (1450-1825) de Charles B. Boxer? Para identificar a intenção do autor, três contextos analíticos deverão ser considerados. Na Inglaterra, Basil Davidson, entre outros jornalistas, foi pioneiro num tipo de discurso anti-colonialista. Nos Estados Unidos, foram académicos tais como James Duffy que participaram no mesmo tipo de debate. Finalmente, sob a pressão do início da Guerra em Angola nos inícios de 1961, os círculos portugueses ligados à academia e à política prepararam uma variedade de respostas. Boxer chegou tarde ao debate sobre as relações raciais e a natureza do colonialismo português, e a sua perspetiva conservadoras o impediram de se tornar num intelectual anti-colonialista. Do mesmo modo, o seu sonho nobre de objectividade nos usos historiográficos do passado impediu-o de aceitar os mitos já estabelecidos acerca do mundo que os portugueses criaram nos trópicos.

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Ramada Curto, Diogo, "The Debate on Race Relations in the Portuguese Empire and Charles R. Boxer's Position" (2013). e-Journal of Portuguese History. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/j2mz-4y22

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e-Journal of Portuguese History Vol. 11, no. 1

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e-Journal of Portuguese History

The e-Journal of Portuguese History (e-JPH) (ISSN: 1645-6432) is an international peer-reviewed scholarly journal with the objective of providing publication of work on historical subjects, especially those concerning themes and topics of Portuguese history analyzed in a comparative perspective. It …

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The Debate on Race Relations in the Portuguese Empire and Charles R. Boxer's Position