Subjects of empires, citizens of states : Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia / Samson A. Bezabeh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bezabeh, Samson A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yemenis--Ethiopia.

Yemenis.

Yemenis--Djibouti.

Djibouti.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2016.

Summary:

Although the Horn of Africa was historically one of the earliest destinations for Yemeni migrants, it has been overlooked by scholars, who have otherwise meticulously documented the Yemeni presence in the Indian Ocean region. Subjects of Empires/Citizens of States draws on rich ethnographic and historical research to examine the interaction of the Yemeni diaspora with states and empires in Djibouti and Ethiopia from the early twentieth century, when European powers began to colonize the region. In doing so, it aims to counter a dominant perspective in Indian Ocean studies that regards migrants across the region as by-products of personal networks and local oceanic systems, which according to most scholarship led to cosmopolitan spaces and hybrid cultures. Samson Bezabeh argues that far from being free from the restrictions of state and empire, these migrant communities were constrained, and their agency structured, by their interactions with the institutions and relations of states and empires in the region.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.

ISBN:

9789774167294

9774167295

OCLC:

930797885

Publisher Number:

99968406027