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Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long-Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home
Nina Glick Schiller
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Description for Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long-Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home
Paperback. 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. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJH; JFFN; JFSL1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Combining history, autobiography, and ethnography, Georges Woke Up Laughing provides a portrait of the Haitian experience of migration to the United States that illuminates the phenomenon of long-distance nationalism, the voicelessness of certain citizens, and the impotency of government in an increasingly globalized world. By presenting lively ruminations on his life as a Haitian immigrant, Georges Eugene Fouron—along with Nina Glick Schiller, whose own family history stems from Poland and Russia—captures the daily struggles for survival that bind together those who emigrate and those who stay behind.
According to a long-standing myth, once emigrants leave their homelands—particularly if they ... Read more
Combining history, autobiography, and ethnography, Georges Woke Up Laughing provides a portrait of the Haitian experience of migration to the United States that illuminates the phenomenon of long-distance nationalism, the voicelessness of certain citizens, and the impotency of government in an increasingly globalized world. By presenting lively ruminations on his life as a Haitian immigrant, Georges Eugene Fouron—along with Nina Glick Schiller, whose own family history stems from Poland and Russia—captures the daily struggles for survival that bind together those who emigrate and those who stay behind.
According to a long-standing myth, once emigrants leave their homelands—particularly if they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
Series
American Encounters/Global Interactions
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822327912
SKU
V9780822327912
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About Nina Glick Schiller
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.
Reviews for Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long-Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home
“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 states. This is a work of inspired ethnographic research, stunning scholarship, and creative grace and energy.”—Karen McCarthy Brown, author ... Read more