“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate

This article explores local articulations of identity among Cape Verdean descendants in a council estate near Lisbon. The argument addresses their notions of ‘Cape Verdeanness’ and ‘Africanness’, analysing how these are built and sustained in opposition to the “Portuguese”. It begins by pinpointing...

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Main Author: Mourão, Ana Luísa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/4284
Country:Portugal
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