Joseph John Viscomi

Migration at the End of Empire

Time and the Politics of Departure Between Italy and Egypt

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Produktbeschreibung

"How has migration shaped Mediterranean history? This innovative study presents a new framework for understanding the impact of empire and decolonisation on migrant subjects, and how conflicting temporalities and the politics of departure shaped Mediterranean history in the age of decolonisation"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781009473392
• ISBN-10: 1009473395
• Artikelnr.: 70290854

Autorenporträt

Joseph John Viscomi is a lecturer in European History at Birkbeck, University of London. He is a historian and anthropologist specialising in temporality, migration, and political processes in the Mediterranean region. Previous publications include, as co-editor, the open-access volume Locating the Mediterranean: Connections and Separations across Space and Time (2022).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: political Membership and historical temporalities in the Mediterranean
1. Extraterritoriality and migrant diplomacy in Egypt, 1861-1937
2. Isolating time: civilian internment during the Second World War
3. Twice without a king: uncertainty in postwar Egypt, 1943-1953
4. Becoming refugees, 1954-1960s
5. 'Leave us our memories!' Nostalgia, community, and the politics of departure
Epilogue: Mediterranean Futures
Bibliography
Index.