In and Out of Morocco: Smuggling and Migration in a Frontier Boomtown

In and Out of Morocco: Smuggling and Migration in a Frontier Boomtown

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In and Out of Morocco: Smuggling and Migration in a Frontier Boomtown

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Every summer for almost forty years, tens of thousands of Moroccan emigrants from as far away as Norway and Germany have descended on the duty-free smugglers' cove/migrant frontier boomtown of Nador, Morocco. David McMurray investigates the local effects of the multiple linkages between Nador and international commodity circuits, and analyzes the profound effect on everyday life of the free flow of bodies, ideas, and commodities into and out of the region.

Combining immigration and population statistics with street-level ethnography, In and Out of Morocco covers a wide range of topics, including the origin and nature of immigrant nostalgia, the historical evolution of the music of migration in the region, and the influence of migrant wealth on the social distinctions in Nador.

Groundbreaking in its attention to the performative aspects of life in a smuggling border zone, the book also analyzes the way in which both migration and smuggling have affected local structures of feeling by contributing to the spread of hyperconsumption. The result is a rare and revealing inquiry into how the global culture is lived locally.

Technical Specifications

Country
USA
Brand
University of Minnesota Press
Manufacturer
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Binding
Paperback
Color
Black
IsAdultProduct
Height
9
Length
5.875
Weight
0.70106999316
Width
0.5
ReleaseDate
2001-08-06T00:00:01Z
NumberOfItems
1