UID:
almafu_9961853765102883
Format:
1 online resource (366 p.)
ISBN:
9781805396253
Content:
The construction of the Merowe Dam along the Nile in northern Sudan flooded local villages and forced thousands of inhabitants to flee to higher ground. Despite the radical social and environmental transformations and an uncertain future, the Manasir have tried to continue their peasant way of life and resisted relocating to state-run resettlement schemes. Rather than focusing on migration and resettlement, the author follows the people’s attempts to preserve their homeland and have meaningful lives along the emerging reservoir. The book grapples with the fundamental question of how to re-establish life in a world that is falling apart.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Illustrations --
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Acknowledgments --
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Note on the Text --
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Abbreviations --
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Chronology --
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General Maps --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. Interwoven Spaces and Perspectives --
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Chapter 2. Staying in the Homeland: From a Vision to Political Mobilization --
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Chapter 3. Looming Destruction and Displacement --
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Chapter 4. Makeshift Arrangements --
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Chapter 5. Makeshift Lives --
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Chapter 6. The Re-Formation of Life: Possibilities and Processes --
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Conclusion --
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Postscript --
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Glossary --
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References --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781805396253
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781805396253?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781805396253
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