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Cape Verdean-American WWII Veterans of New Bedford
This is a compilation of Cape Verdean-Americans from the New Bedford, Massachusetts area who were World War II veterans.
Governing the Euro Area in Good Times and Bad
This volume offers a timely analysis of economic and monetary union at a time of heightened uncertainty about the future of the Euro. It explores the evolution of Euro area governance from the launch of the Euro in 1999 to the sovereign debt crisis that struck the Euro area in 2010.
Between Race and Ethnicity
Arriving in New England first as crew members of whaling vessels, Afro-Portuguese immigrants from Cape Verde later came as permanent settlers and took work in the cranberry industry, on the docks, and as domestic workers. Marilyn Halter combines oral history with analyses of ships' records to chart the history and adaptation patterns of the Cape Verdean Americans. Though identifying themselves in ethnic terms, Cape Verdeans found that their African-European ancestry led their new society to view them as a racial group. Halter emphasizes racial and ethnic identity formation to show how Cape Verdeans set themselves apart from the African Americans while attempting to shrug off white society's exclusionary tactics. She also contrasts rural life on the bogs of Cape Cod with New Bedford’s urban community to reveal the ways immigrants established their own social and religious groups as they strove to maintain their Crioulo customs.
Dams, Displacement, and the Delusion of Development
Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River, built in the early 1970s during the final years of Portuguese rule, was the last major infrastructure project constructed in Africa during the turbulent era of decolonization. Engineers and hydrologists praised the dam for its technical complexity and the skills required to construct what was then the world’s fifth-largest mega-dam. Portuguese colonial officials cited benefits they expected from the dam—from expansion of irrigated farming and European settlement, to improved transportation throughout the Zambezi River Valley, to reduced flooding in this area of unpredictable rainfall. “The project, however, actually resulted in cascading layers of...
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When the Sun Danced
Between May and October of 1917, three young shepherds were reportedly visited six times by an apparition of the Virgin Mary near the town of Fátima in Portugal. At the final apparition event, approximately 70,000 visitors gathered to witness a prophesied miracle intended to convince the public that the children's visions were of divine origin. The miracle took the form of a solar anomaly; witnesses claimed that the sun began to "dance." Exploring the early development of the cult of the Virgin of Fátima and the overthrow of the liberal, secular government by pro-Catholic elements, Jeffrey Bennett offers the first book-length scholarly study of the cult's relationship to the rise of authoritarian politics in Portugal. When the Sun Danced offers a fascinating look at the cultural dynamics that informed one of the most turbulent periods in the nation's history.
Como Os Políticos Enriquecem Em Portugal
Os casos de 15 ex-governantes que multiplicaram os rendimentos depois de saírem do Governo Os ministros e secretários de Estado em Portugal ganham menos de 6.000 euros mensais. Mas depois de saírem do Governo, muitos passam para empresas tuteladas pelo Estado onde os salários duplicam, triplicam, quadruplicam... Essa transferência milionária dos políticos para a esfera empresarial é legal face a um quadro legislativo permissivo. Mas será eticamente correcta? A passagem pelo Governo, em demasiados casos, não será apenas um trampolim para a riqueza? Como os Políticos Enriquecem em Portugal dá-nos a conhecer uma amostra representativa. Desde 1995, os rendimentos da classe podem ser consultados no Tribunal Constitucional, e há casos em que os aumentos rondaram os 3.000 por cento - o que equivale a, por exemplo, ganhar cerca de 22.000 ¿ anuais antes de entrar no Governo e perto de 700.000 ¿ anuais depois de sair. Num trabalho de enorme rigor, António Sérgio Azenha dá-nos a conhecer o percurso de 15 casos emblemáticos. Com todos os factos, números, percursos profissionais - que afinal parecem ser apenas um, tal a perturbante semelhança entre eles.
