Nuer-American Passages: Globalizing Sudanese Migration

by Dianna Shandy

Book Overview

"The Nuer of southern Sudan, enshrined in anthropological lore by E. E. Evans-Pritchard a half century ago, continue to fascinate. Shandy traces their diaspora, mainly to the United States, as the result of decades of Sudanese civil war. . . . Recommended."-- Choice "A powerful ethnography, it highlights the migratory patterns of the Nuer people whose lives and worldviews have inspired generations of anthropologists all over the world. . . . A welcome...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813034434
• ISBN13: 9780813034430
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"