Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara describes life on and around the contemporary border between Algeria and Mali, exploring current developments in a broad historical and socioeconomic context. Basing her findings on long-term fieldwork with trading families, truckers, smugglers and scholars, Judith Scheele investigates the history of contemporary patterns of mobility from the late nineteenth century to the present. Through a careful analysis of family ties and local economic records, this book shows how long-standing mobility and interdependence have shaped not only local economies, but also notions of social hierarchy, morality and political legitimacy, creating patterns that endure today and that need to be taken into account in any empirically-grounded study of the region.
| ISBN: | 9781107533813 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2015 |
| Author: | Judith University of Oxford Scheele |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Constitution: government and the state |
Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara describes life on and around the contemporary border between Algeria and Mali, exploring current developments in a broad historical and socioeconomic context. Basing her findings on long-term fieldwork with trading families, truckers, smugglers and scholars, Judith Scheele investigates the history of contemporary patterns of mobility from the late nineteenth century to the present. Through a careful analysis of family ties and local economic records, this book shows how long-standing mobility and interdependence have shaped not only local economies, but also notions of social hierarchy, morality and political legitimacy, creating patterns that endure today and that need to be taken into account in any empirically-grounded study of the region.
Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology, Constitution: government and the state
Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara is available in Paperback
Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara was written by Judith University of Oxford Scheele and published by Cambridge University Press
Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara has 288 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series
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