NOSTALGIA AFRICANA.
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Livraria Castro e Silva, Lisboa, PortugalLivraria Castro e Silva
AbeBooks seller since June 19, 2013
Condition: Used - Good
£ 105.55
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Por ? Antigo Engenheiro-Director e Inspector de Obras Públicas e Minas das Colónias, Director e Fiscal de Caminhos de Ferro em África, Membro do antigo Conselho Superior Técnico de Obras Públicas e Minas das Colónias e do Instituto da União Colonial Internacional Belga. Coronel de Engenharia Reformado. Verídicas Narrativas da Guerra Anglo - Bóer na Fronteira entre Lourenço Marques e o Transvaal. - Da primeira travessia de África, em Caminho de Ferro. - De Viagens fluviais e terrestres em África. - De Cenas da vida, costumes e sentimentos de europeus, mestiços e indígenas em África. - Versos de um velho colonial recitados no CT 1 AA. Oficinas Fernandes. Oficinas Fernandes. Lisboa. 1936. De 24x17 cm. Com xxii, 322 págs. Brochado. Muito ilustrado no texto com fotografias feitas pelo autor. Obra rara muito importante para o conhecimento da acção de Portugal em Angola e Moçambique durante a primeira metade do Século XX. É especialmente valiosa porque o autor não esconde as falhas dos governos e da administração portuguesa e a mentalidade limitada de alguns portugueses que lá viviam (os colonos a princípio não queriam o caminho de Ferro e depois passaram a exigir a construção de estações ao pé das casas de cada um). Por outo lado Faria e Maia revela um grande conhecimento das populações indígenas e tem uma visão sobre as características das raças negras esclarecida e muito avançada para o tempo, dando grande destaque à descrição da vida e dos costumes dos muitos membros daqueles povos com quem conviveu. O autor (1861-1953) oriundo de ilustre família açoriana exerceu as mais diversas funções em Angola e Moçambique entre 1897 e 1929, nomeadamente as relacionadas com a instalação do Caminho de Ferro de Benguela, os trabalhos de delimitação da fronteira sul de Angola, ao longo do Rio Cunene, que incluiu a participação num convénio internacional na Cidade do Cabo, viagens por via fluvial e terrestre para avaliar a navegabilidade e curso dos rios e as possibilidades de construir estradas. Elaborou também diversos projectos de edifícios e acompanhou a respectiva construção. A páginas 53 a 55 o autor fornece um versão diferente da mais divulgada, sobre a fundação da cidade do Huambo, que é atribuída ao general Norton de Matos, afirmando que foi ele, juntamente Mariano Machado e o negociante António da Costa, que escolheram o local, tendo sido ele a elaborar a planta da futura cidade que depois foi aprovada por Norton de Martos então Governador Geral de Angola. Language: Português / Portuguese Location/localizacao: I-16-D-46.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- NOSTALGIA AFRICANA.
- Author
- FARIA E MAIA. (Carlos Roma Machado de)
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft Cover
- Seller catalogs
- África / Africa, Colonização / Colonial Studies, Colonization, Engenharia / Engineering
Livraria Castro e Silva
Lisboa, Portugal
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Castro e SIlva, Lda
Av Almirante Reis, 89D
Lisboa, Portugal 1150-013
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