Nuer-American Passages

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Nuer-American Passages is written by Dianna J. Shandy and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813030471 (ISBN 10) and 9780813030470 (ISBN 13).

"Assumptions that refugees fleeing to Western countries come from "stone-age" societies do not recognize the ways Africans employ social networks and technology in their quest for better lives for themselves and their families. Shandy argues that flawed representations fail to credit African populations with linkages between "home" and the diaspora, overlooking important realities in how these ties shape the lives of people in both settings. Refugees are not hopeless beneficiaries of the communities who are receiving them, but rather, social actors and active agents in producing culture and shaping their own futures."--BOOK JACKET.