Cape Verde
Subtitle: Crioulo colony to independent nation
By: Richard A. Lobban, Jr.
Series: Nations of the modern world.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Cape Verde -- History
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-176) and index.