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Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Lobban, Jr. is Professor and Chair of Anthropology and former Director of African Studies at Rhode Island College. He is also the author of numerous books, journal articles, and encyclopedia entries on Cape Verde and has been central in organizing Cape Verde Study Abroad programs with the University of Rhode Island. Paul Khalil Saucier is a Doctoral Candidate at Northeastern University in sociology and anthropology. Over the years he has taught various courses on African history, specifically Cape Verdean history, African-American history and political thought, social theory, and cultural studies at Northeastern University, the University of Rhode Island, and Rhode Island College. Klappentext The archipelago forming the Republic of Cape Verde consists of 21 islands and inlets, 9 of which are inhabited. First discovered by Portuguese sailors around 1455, the islands were set up as a strategically secure base for trade along the West African coast and became stopover points for such famous navigators as Vasco Da Gama and Christopher Columbus. This small nation achieved independence from Portuguese rule in 1975, first as a nationalist one-party state and then in 1991 transforming into a plural democracy. Since independence, its growing tourism business has improved the living conditions of this once poor and undeveloped nation into the promising up-and-coming country it is today. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde offers a comprehensive history of the country, linking the pre-colonial and colonial past with postcolonial events. Through newly created maps, a detailed chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important political and cultural events, historical figures, places, political organizations, and cultural groups as well as abstract cultural, social, political, and economic topics, this valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, and teachers of African studies takes an interdisciplinary approach to providing the most extensive and up-to-date assessment of Cape Verde history available....

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Authors Richard A Lobban, Richard A. Lobban, Richard A./ Saucier Lobban, Paul Khalil Saucier
Publisher Rowman and Littlefield
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 30.05.2007
 
EAN 9780810849068
ISBN 978-0-8108-4906-8
No. of pages 306
Dimensions 140 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
Series Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Historical Dictionaries of Afr
Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Historical Dictionaries of Afr
Subject Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias

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