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Not just child's play : emerging tradition and the lost boys of Sudan /

Felicia R. McMahon breaks new ground in the presentation and analysis of emerging traditions of the \"Lost Boys, \" a group of parentless youths who fled Sudan under tragic circumstances in the 1990s. With compelling insight, McMahon analyzes the oral traditions of the DiDinga Lost Boys, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McMahon, Felicia R., 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Felicia R. McMahon breaks new ground in the presentation and analysis of emerging traditions of the \"Lost Boys, \" a group of parentless youths who fled Sudan under tragic circumstances in the 1990s. With compelling insight, McMahon analyzes the oral traditions of the DiDinga Lost Boys, about whom very little is known. Her vibrant ethnography provides intriguing details about the performances and conversations of the young DiDinga in Syra-cuse, New York. It also offers important insights to scholars and others who work with refugee groups. The author argues that the playful tradition
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 228 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781604733143
1604733144
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9781282485648