Wanderings : Sudanese migrants and exiles in North America / Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf.

Author/creator Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2002.
Descriptionxii, 193 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Sudanese migrants and exiles in North America
SeriesAnthropology of contemporary issues
Anthropology of contemporary issues. ^A476344
Contents Introduction : departing -- Inaugural migration to North America. The first to arrive : Sati Majid, 1904-29. The Bahhara : an immigrant community -- Post 1989 migration : four experiences. Southern Sudanese : a community in exile. Beyond the storm : Sudanese post-Gulf War migration. The Copts : a perpetual diaspora. Migration with a feminine face : breaking the cultural mold -- The Ghorba : life in exile. Economic bearings. Finding refuge in the shrine of culture. Political life -- Epilogue : racialization and a nation in absentia.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-184) and index.
LCCN 2002002915
ISBN0801440181 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN080148779X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E184.S77 A28 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold