‘Rugged Hills’, ‘Dense Forests’ and ‘Backward People’. Imagining Landscapes in Nineteenth-Century Colonial Goa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19016367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Miguel Moura Ferreira (0000-0002-3855-5410, corresponding author), José Ferreira (0000-0002-1087-8699, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 142-170 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for History Culture and Modernity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-9910 • E-ISSN: 2213-0624 |
| Publisher | Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.18352/hcm.550 |
| OpenAlex | W2914141655 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The former Portuguese colony of Goa is best known nowadays as a tourist hotspot. To many, its iconic landscape is one of sandy beaches and whitewashed churches nestling among the paddy fields and coconut trees. But beyond this postcard image there is another lesser known landscape, epitomized by the rugged mountains and forests of the Sahyadri range. During the Portuguese colonial period, which lasted until 1961, this was the ‘other landscape’ of Goa, frequently portrayed as ‘wild’, ‘backward’ and inherently hostile to colonial rule. This essay discusses the production of these images and their importance in shaping colonial policies. Building upon recent research on Environmental and Imperial History, it argues that far from being mere discursive constructions these images had important political, economic, cultural and environmental repercussions which shaped the history of colonial Goa
Archaeology · Colonial rule · Colonialism · Cultural landscape · Economic history · Environmental history · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Tourism · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |