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Book SynopsisChronicles the lives of a group of fishermen from Ghana who took the long and dangerous journey to Southern Italy in search of work in a cutthroat underground economy. Illuminating the nature of high-risk migration around the world, this title reveals the challenges and experiences of these international migrants.
Trade Review"A compelling text, containing both pwerful narrative and thoughtful theoretical analyses." -- Alice Elliot * Anthropological Quarterly *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I. Losses and Gains in Naples 1. Clandestino 2. Migrant Work Situations 3. Suffering in a Globalized World Part II. The Journey to Europe 4. The Mediterranean Passage 5. The Maghreb Connection: Libya and a Desert to Cross Part III. In the Village of the Lost Captains 6. The Guan of Senya Beraku 7. The Body Stays, but the Soul Returns Conclusion Epilogue: Living on the Moon References
