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Homo itinerans : towards a global ethnography of Afghanistan /

"Afghan society has been marked in a lasting way by war and the exodus of part of its population. While many have emigrated to countries across the world, they have been matched by the flow of experts who arrive in Afghanistan after having been in other war-torn countries such as the Democratic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Monsutti, Alessandro (Author)
Other Authors: Camiller, Patrick (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2021.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Afghan society has been marked in a lasting way by war and the exodus of part of its population. While many have emigrated to countries across the world, they have been matched by the flow of experts who arrive in Afghanistan after having been in other war-torn countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Palestine or East Timor. This book builds on more than two decades of ethnographic travels in some twenty countries, bringing the readers from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran to Europe, North America and Australia. It describes the everyday life and transnational circulations of Afghan refugees and expatriates"--
Item Description:Translated from the French.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 132 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789209303
1789209307