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Chronicles 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.

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"A compelling text, containing both pwerful narrative and thoughtful theoretical analyses." -- Alice Elliot * Anthropological Quarterly *

Table of Contents
Preface 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

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/12/2011
      ISBN13: 9780520270732, 978-0520270732
      ISBN10: 0520270738
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      Migration, immigration and emigration Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Chronicles 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 Contents
      Preface 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

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