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1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Valley to the World -- Histories, Assemblages, and the City -- The NGOization of Refugee Resettlement -- Sibling Rivalry: Welfare and Refugee Resettlement -- Diversity and Inclusion in Fargo -- Resettled Orientalisms: Bosnian Muslims and Roma in Fargo -- Beyond Bare Life: Southern Sudanese in Fargo -- Conclusion: Prairie for the People. |
| Summary |
"This book traces the history of refugee resettlement to Fargo, ND, from 1980 to the present, showing how culture, political economy, and institutional transformations collectively contribute to the racialization of white cities like Fargo in ways that complicate their demographics and the space they hold in an American imaginary of the idyllic and homogenous small town. Through participant observation, discourse analysis, multi-sited ethnography, and interviews, Erickson compares citizenship practices among two social service institutions (refugee resettlement and welfare) and two groups of refugees (Bosnians and Southern Sudanese). Through the comparative study of white, secular Muslim Bosnians and black Christian Southern Sudanese, the book demonstrates how cross-cultural and transnational understandings of race, ethnicity, class, religion shape daily citizenship practices and belonging."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Race -- Social aspects -- North Dakota -- Fargo.
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Race -- Social aspects. |
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North Dakota -- Fargo. |
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Race. |
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Refugees -- North Dakota -- Fargo.
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Refugees. |
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Race awareness -- North Dakota -- Fargo.
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Race awareness. |
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Social integration -- North Dakota -- Fargo.
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Social integration. |
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Cultural pluralism -- North Dakota -- Fargo.
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Cultural pluralism. |
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Place (Philosophy) -- Social aspects -- North Dakota -- Fargo.
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Place (Philosophy) |
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Social aspects. |
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North Dakota. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Erickson, Jennifer Lynn, 1974- Race-ing fargo Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020. 9781501751134 (DLC) 2020000049 |
| ISBN |
9781501751196 electronic publication |
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1501751190 electronic publication |
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150175114X electronic book |
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9781501751141 (electronic book) |
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9781501751134 hardcover |
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9781501751158 paperback |
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