Transnational archipelago : perspectives on Cape Verdean migration and diaspora
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Transnational archipelago : perspectives on Cape Verdean migration and diaspora
Amsterdam University Press, c2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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 by exploring the Cape Verdean diaspora through its geographic diversity and with a broad thematic range.
Table of Contents
Contents - 4[-]Foreword - 6[-]Notes on contributors - 8[-]Ch 1: Cape Verdean Migration and Diaspora - 14[-]Ch 2: Cape Verdeans in the U.S. - 36[-]Ch 3: Cape Verdeans in Argentina - 48[-]Ch 4: Cape Verdeans in Sao Tom and Pr ncipe - 56[-]Ch 5: Cape Verdeans in Portugal - 62[-]Ch 6: Cape Verdeans in Spain - 74[-]Ch 7: Cape Verdeans in Italy - 82[-]Ch 8: Cape Verdeans in the Netherlands - 92[-]Ch 9: Cape Verdeans in Sweden - 102[-]Ch 10: Making Waves: Cape Verdeans Whaling and the Uses of Photography - 114[-]Ch 11: And When the Women Leave? Female Emigration from Boa Vista - 132[-]Ch 12: Cape Verdeans Tongues: Speaking of 'Nation' at Home and Abroad - 146[-]Ch 13: Cape Verdean Transnationalism on the Internet - 162[-]Ch 14: Images of Emigration in Cape Verdean Music - 174[-]Ch 15: Cape Verdean Migration, Music Recordings and Performance - 190[-]Ch 16: Diasporic Networks, Political Change, and the Growth of Cabo-Zouk Music - 206[-]Ch 17: Managing Work and Care for Young Children in Cae Verdean Families in Portugal - 222[-]Ch 18: Cape Verdeans' Pathways to Health: Local Problems, Transnational Solutions - 238[-]Ch 19: Cape Verdean Diasporic Identity Formation - 256[-]Ch 20: The Resilience of the Cape Verdean Migration Tradition - 270[-]Subject Index - 286
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