2nd Edition

Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota

By Jon D. Holtzman Copyright 2007
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines contemporary migration to the United States through a surprising and compelling case study – the Nuer of Sudan, whose traditional life represents one of the most important case studies in the history of anthropology. It provides an opportunity to examine issues of current importance within anthropology, such as social change, transnationalism, displacement, and diaspora in an... Read more
Foreword to the Series
Acknowledgments
Preface
I.     Introduction
II.    Nuer Journeys: War, Flight, and Resettlement
III.   The Birth of a Community
IV.   Jobs, Welfare, College, and Cars
V.    Gender, Generation, and Family Change
VI.   Nuer Refugees in the American Community
VII.  Looking Forward
References

Biography

Jon D. Holtzman, Indiana Univeristy - Purdue University, Indianapolis
Nancy Foner, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York