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With thousands of migrants attempting the perilous maritime journey from North Africa to Europe each year, transnational migration is a defining feature of social life in the Mediterranean today. O...
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"This book will interest migration and social movements scholars, but al...
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Publication Date: 18 May 2021
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ISBN: 9780520344518
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Pages: 240
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Imprint: University of California Press

With thousands of migrants attempting the perilous maritime journey from North Africa to Europe each year, transnational migration is a defining feature of social life in the Mediterranean today. On the island of Sicily, where many migrants first arrive and ultimately remain, the contours of migrant reception and integration are frequently animated by broader concerns for human rights and social justice. Island of Hope sheds light on the emergence of social solidarity initiatives and networks forged between citizens and noncitizens who work together to improve local livelihoods and mobilize for radical political change. Basing her argument on years of ethnographic fieldwork with frontline communities in Sicily, anthropologist Megan Carney asserts that such mobilizations hold significance not only for the rights of migrants, but for the material and affective well-being of society at large.
Price: $29.95
Pages: 240
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
18 May 2021
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520344518
Format: Paperback
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"This book will interest migration and social movements scholars, but also non-academic readers interested in deconstructing the crisis and emergency narrative surrounding Mediterranean migration and discovering solidarity experiences that challenge the neoliberal system."
Megan A. Carney is Assistant Professor in the School of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Regional Food Studies at the University of Arizona. Her writing has appeared in The Hill, The Conversation, and Civil Eats. She is the author of the award-winning book The Unending Hunger.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Maps
Introduction
1. Austerity and Migration as Mediterranean "Questions"
2. "There Is a Lot of Creativity on This Island"
3. The Reception Apparatus
4. Migrant Solidarity Work
5. Edible Solidarities
6. Caring for the Future: The Case of Migrant Youth
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Maps
Introduction
1. Austerity and Migration as Mediterranean "Questions"
2. "There Is a Lot of Creativity on This Island"
3. The Reception Apparatus
4. Migrant Solidarity Work
5. Edible Solidarities
6. Caring for the Future: The Case of Migrant Youth
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index