Surviving with dignity : Hausa communities of Niamey, Niger

Surviving with dignity : Hausa communities of Niamey, Niger / Scott M. Youngstedt.

Surviving with Dignity focuses on the lived experience of two generations of migrant Hausa men in Niamey, Niger's capital city, set in a larger social matrix of national and global transformations. Their extraordinary ability to maintain their dignity despite their daily struggles to eke out a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Youngstedt, Scott M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2013.
Subjects:
Hausa (African people) > Niger > Niamey > Social conditions.
Hausa (African people) > Niger > Niamey > Economic conditions.
Rural-urban migration > Niger.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Hausa (African people) > Economic conditions
Rural-urban migration
Niger
Niger > Niamey
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: making sense of the world. Rashin sani ya hi dare duhu: ignorance is darker than the night
  • Niamey yesterday and today. Duniya mai halin dan mangoro: life can surprise you if you don't take care
  • Niamey and the global Hausa diaspora. Tahiya ta hi zaman gida: moving is better than staying put
  • Striving for survival and meaning in Hausa communities of Niamey. Zaman duniya sai hank'uri: only with patience can one make it in the world
  • Multiple articulations of modernity. Duniya a bi ta a sannu-sannu: world affairs should be followed with caution
  • Growing up male in Niamey. Yaro da gari abokin tahiya manya: a rich young man can become an old person's friend
  • Conclusion: uncertain futures. Sani gaibu sai Allah: only God knows what will happen.

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