Cape Verde
Crioulo colony to independent nation
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Author
Publication
1995 - Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado
Language
English
Word Count
46,500 words, Guess
Page Count
186 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1119535M
- ISBN-100813384516
- OCLC Control Number604028494
- OCLC Control Number31816233
- Library of Congress Control Number94045834
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- Goodreads3284390
Classifications
- DDC966.58
- LCCDT671.C25 L62 1995
Description
Dr. Richard Lobban sketches Cape Verde's complex history over five centuries, from its role in the slave trade through its years under Portuguese colonial administration and its protracted armed struggle on the Guinea coast for national independence, there and in Cape Verde. Lobban offers a rich ethnography of the islands, exploring the diverse heritage of Cape Verdeans who have descended from Africans, Europeans, and Luso-Africans. Looking at economics and politics, Lobban reflects on Cape Verde's efforts to achieve economic growth and development, analyzing the move from colonialism to state socialism and on to a privatized market economy built around tourism, fishing, small-scale mining, and agricultural production. He then chronicles Cape Verde's peaceful transition from one-party rule to elections and political pluralism. He concludes with an overview of the prospects for this tiny oceanic nation on a pathway to development.
Subjects
Places
Series Statement
- Nations of the modern world.
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