Transnational archipelago : perspectives on Cape Verdean migration and diaspora /

Transnational archipelago : perspectives on Cape Verdean migration and diaspora /

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"The island nation of Cape Verde has given rise to a diaspora that spans the four continents of the Atlantic Ocean. Migration has been essential to the island since the birth of its nation. This volume makes a significant contribution to the study of international migration and transnationalism...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Batalha, Luís, 1962-, Carling, Jørgen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Cabo Verdeans > Foreign countries.
African diaspora.
HISTORY > World.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Mathematics and science.
Science: general issues.
Emigration and immigration.
Cabo Verde > Emigration and immigration.
Cabo Verde > History.
Cabo Verde.
Popular science
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cape Verdean Migration and Diaspora / Jørgen Carling and Luís Batalha
  • Section 1. Diaspora community portraits-- Cape Verdeans in the U.S / Marilyn Halter
  • Cape Verdeans in Argentina / Marta Maffia
  • Cape Verdeans in São Tomé and Príncipe / Augusto Nascimento
  • Cape Verdeans in Portugal / Luís Batalha
  • Cape Verdeans in Spain / Rocío Moldes Farelo and Luzia Oca Gonzlez
  • Cape Verdeans in Italy / Jacqueline Andall
  • Cape Verdeans in the Netherlands / Jørgen Carling
  • Cape Verdeans in Sweden / Lisa Åkesson
  • Section 2. Migration and transnationalism
  • Making Waves: Cape Verdeans, Whaling and the Uses of Photography / Memory Holloway
  • And When the Women Leave? Female Emigration from Boa Vista / Andréa de Souza Lobo
  • Cape Verdean Tongues: Speaking of 'Nation' at Home and Abroad / Márcia Rego
  • Cape Verdean Transnationalism on the Internet / Sónia Melo
  • Images of Emigration in Cape Verdean Music / Juliana Braz Dias
  • Cape Verdean Migration, Music Recordings and Performance / Rui Cidra
  • Diasporic Networks, Political Change, and the Growth of Cabo-Zouk Music / JoAnne Hoffman
  • Managing Work and Care for Young Children in Cape Verdean Families in Portugal / Karin Wall
  • Cape Verdeans' Pathways to Health: Local Problems, Transnational Solutions / Huub Beijers and Cláudia de Freitas
  • Cape Verdean Diasporic Identity Formation / Gina Sánchez Gibau
  • The Resilience of the Cape Verdean Migration Tradition / Lisa Åkesson.