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Cape Verde: Crioulo Colony To Independent Nation (Westview Profiles: Nations of Contemporary Africa)
Richard Lobban
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Paperback. The Cape Verde Islands, an Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Senegal, were first settled by the Portuguese in the 15th century. This study sketches Cape Verde's complex history over five centuries, from its role in the slave trade to its struggle for national independence. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDV; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
The Cape Verde Islands, an Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Senegal, were first settled during the Portuguese Age of Discovery in the fifteenth century. A "Crioula" population quickly evolved from a small group of Portuguese settlers and large numbers of slaves from the West African coast. In this important, integrated new study, 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 ... Read more
The Cape Verde Islands, an Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Senegal, were first settled during the Portuguese Age of Discovery in the fifteenth century. A "Crioula" population quickly evolved from a small group of Portuguese settlers and large numbers of slaves from the West African coast. In this important, integrated new study, 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Perseus
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780813335629
SKU
V9780813335629
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Ref
99-2
About Richard Lobban
Richard A. Lobban Jr. is professor of anthropology and director of the Program of African and Afro-American Studies at Rhode Island College.
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