Migrants and strangers in an African city : exile, dignity, belonging

Acknowledgments . . ix
Introduction: Exile Knows No Dignity . . 1

1. The Avenue of Sergeant Malamine . . 25
2. Enterprising Strangers . . 58
3. Among the Unbelievers . . 92
4. The Strangers Code . . 116
5. Transnational Kinship . . 149
6. Children of Exile . . 180
Conclusion: The Anchoring of Identities . . 203
Epilogue: Displaced Dreams . . 221
Appendix 1. Notes on Methods . . 225
Appendix 2. Survey Results . . 229

Notes . . 235
Bibliography . . 247
Index . . 269