The author speaks about Mozambican identity and National Unity presenting us a selection of writings from Anna Maria Gentilli, Kwame Nkrumah, Anthony D. Smith, Filipe Gastão de Almeida de Eça, Júlio Afonso da Silva Tavares, Almeida Santos, Eduardo Medeiros, Alcântara Guerreiro, Abner Sansão Muthemba, Castigo Zita, Hilário Matusse, Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Sezinando Rungo, Tomás Queface, John P. Cann e Issayane Muianga. He deals with subjects as diverse as ideologies, nationalisms, slavery, languages or Mozambican ethnic groups.