Fortifications, Post-colonialism and Power

João Sarmento is an Assistant Professor at the Geography Department, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal and Researcher at the Centre for Geographical Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal ('Tourism, Culture and Space' Group).

Chapter 1 Ruins and Imperial Legacies: Global Geographies of Portuguese-built Forts; Chapter 2 Portugal’s ‘Weekend at the Coast’: Fort Jesus and Empire Celebration in Kenya; Chapter 3 1An earlier version of this chapter was published in Tourism Geographies, 2010, 12(2): 246–63 with the title ‘Fort Jesus: Guiding the past and contesting the present in Kenya’. I acknowledge the permission to reprint from the publisher (Taylor & Francis Ltd, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals); Chapter 4 1An earlier version of this chapter was published in Social and Cultural Geography, 2009, 10(5): 523–44 with the title ‘A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde’. I acknowledge the permission to reprint from the publisher (Taylor & Francis Ltd, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals); Chapter 5 A Neglected Trophy, Elusive Oil and Re-workings of Memory in São Tomé e Príncipe; Chapter 6 In the Shadows of Mazagan: The Medina of Azamour, Morocco; Chapter 7 Conclusions;