Between Egypt and New York - Voyages and Dreams

Informationen zum Autor Yasmine M. Ahmed is a PhD candidate in human geography at l’Université de Paris X Ouest Nanterre la Défense. She works as a research assistant at the Social Research Center of AUC. Klappentext This research explores the journeys of migration and desire of Egyptian migrant workers! men and women! who were professionals in Egypt during the 1990s and migrated to occupy low-wage/low-status employment positions in New York City's service sector. It focuses on their migration stories and histories! their experiences of contradictory class mobility! their production of households and families! as well as their racialization in the post-9/11 era.

Product details

• Authors: Yasmine M Ahmed, Yasmine M. Ahmed
• Publisher: American university pr cairo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2011
• EAN: 9789774164088
• ISBN: 978-977-416-408-8
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Cairo Papers in Social Science; Cairo Papers in Social Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories