tailieunhanh - Edited byluís batalha and jørgen carlingTransnational ArchipelagoPerspectives on Cape Verdean

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 and connections to faraway places continue to dominate its day-to-day life. 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 broad thematic range. Analyzing such themes in Cape Verdean transnationalism as music, language, the Internet, and gender relations, Transnational Archipe. | Transnational Archipelago Perspectives on Cape Verdean Migration and Diaspora AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PRESS Transnational Archipelago Perspectives on Cape Verdean Migration and Diaspora Edited by Luis Batalha and J0rgen Carling Amsterdam University Press Cover design Neon design and communications Sabine Mannel Layout The DocWorkers Almere ISBN 978 90 5356 994 8 NUR 741 763 Amsterdam University Press Amsterdam 2008 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above no part of this book may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the author of the .