Georges Woke Up Laughing by Nina Glick Schiller
Combining history, autobiography, and ethnography, this title provides a portrait of the Haitian experience of migration to the United States in order to illuminate the phenomenon of long-distance nationalism in an increasingly globalised world.-
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The Enduring Legacy
“Nina Glick Schiller and Georges Eugene Fouron do a masterful job of describing the full spectrum of factors shaping the experience of migration, ranging from utopian dreams of the home country to the hard reality that some states are only apparent statesThis is a work of inspired ethnographic research, stunning scholarship, and creative grace and energy.”—Karen McCarthy Brown, author of Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
Nina Glick Schiller is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Hampshire.
Georges Eugene Fouron is Associate Professor of Education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822327912 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822327910 |
| Title | Georges Woke Up Laughing |
| Author | Nina Glick Schiller |
| Series | American Encounters Global Interactions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2001-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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