Anthropology, Nationalism and Colonialism

Patrícia Ferraz de Matos is a research fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. She is associate editor of the Anthropological Journal of European Cultures (2020-2024), convener of the Europeanist Network of EASA (2020-2024) and deputy director of the journal Análise Social (2021-2024). She is the author of The Colours of the Empire (Berghahn Books, 2013).

“The present volume is an important contribution to the history of anthropology, written by one of the most important Portuguese anthropologists in recent years…Ferraz de Matos’s book…emphasises a specific (colonial) context – not something that many scholars feel comfortable with doing…Iit will be appreciated both by anthropologists and readers interested in the history of the human sciences.” • AJEC“A well-written and stimulating study about one of the central figures in the history of Portuguese anthropology…Certainly, this book can be considered one of the most important publications in history of anthropology of the last few years and will become one of the main references for the history of Portuguese anthropology.” • Anthropos“Matos delivers this intellectual biography as a historical tour de force that opens numerous gates for further decisive new research. In this sense, the monograph is indeed a landmark study and challenging but important reading for historians and students in history and anthropology, especially focusing on the history of science, the transformation of Portuguese urban society, and late colonialism and reform attempts.” • H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences“The work highlights the relevance of the ‘decolonial turn’ to understand the stereotypes and ways in which the Portuguese Colonial Empire reflected the ideas propagated by its anthropologists. … An indispensable reading for those seeking to understand the connection between anthropology, nationalism and colonialism in 20th century Europe.” • História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of Acronyms and AbbreviationsList of Archives and LibrariesIntroductionChapter 1. Biography of Mendes Correia (1888-1960)Chapter 2. The Institutionalization of Anthropology in Portugal: The Case of the Porto School of AnthropologyChapter 3. A Diversity of Topics Attached to the Study of HumanityChapter 4. Practical Uses of AnthropologyChapter 5. Mendes Correia’s Political LegacyConclusion. The Legacy of Mendes Correia and of the Porto School of AnthropologyAppendix 1: Volumes of Miscellaneous from the Porto School of AnthropologyAppendix 2: Foreign Authors in the Miscellaneous of the Porto School of AnthropologyReferencesIndex