Sudanese women refugees : transformations and future imaginings /
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Author / Creator: | Edward, Jane Kani. |
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Imprint: | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. |
Description: | xiv, 268 p. : map ; 22 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6638777 |
Summary: | This book examines the social, cultural, economic, and political transformations that have occurred among southern Sudanese women refugees as they experience life in Cairo, Egypt. It intends to show how these women use their newly acquired skills and knowledge to challenge their past and to challenge the image of women refugees as victims and dependents. The author counters previous literature's tendency to categorize these women as victimized, dependent and backwards, rather than recognizing their strength and contributions to their new societies. |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 268 p. : map ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and index. |
ISBN: | 1403980772 9781403980779 |