Western Sahara

Pablo San Martín

Description

This book explores the dynamic process of construction of the new Saharawi identity, culture and society developed in the refugee camps over the three last decades of conflict and analyses the complex articulation of elements from the Hispanic, Arab and African worlds that shapes the contours of the Saharawi Refugee Nation.
Introduction Chapter 1: From Cuba to Villa Cisneros: The construction of the Spanish neo-colonial space in the Sahara Chapter 2: From Spanish Province to Non-Self Governing Territory: The (im)possible de-colonisation process Chapter 3: From Refugees to Citizens: Nation-building in the Saharawi Refugee Camps Chapter 4: From Bidanis to Saharawis: Collective narratives of war, resistance and desire Chapter 5: From Dahla to Cuba: The Hispanisation of Saharawi society Chapter 6: From the Wilaya to the Taxifone: The privatisation of Saharawi society Final remarks

Sujets

• Literary Criticism
• Latin American
• Caribbean

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 octobre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780708323816
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Iberian and Latin American Studies

Western Sahara

The Refugee Nation

Pablo San Martín

University of Wales Press

IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Western Sahara

Series Editors Professor David George (Swansea University) Professor Paul Garner (University of Leeds)

Editorial Board David Frier (University of Leeds) Richard Cleminson (University of Leeds) Lisa Shaw (University of Liverpool) Gareth Walters (Swansea University) Rob Stone (Swansea University) David Gies (University of Virginia) Catherine Davies (University of Nottingham)

IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Western Sahara

The Refugee Nation

PABLO SAN MARTÍN

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2010

© Pablo San Martín, 2010

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British Library CIP A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-0-7083-2205–5 (hardback) 978-0-7083-2380–9 (paperback) e-ISBN 978-0-7083-2381–6

The right of Pablo San Martín to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Printed by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham, Wiltshire

A María, por todo

Contents

Series Editors’ Foreword Acknowledgements List of Figures Introduction: ‘If you ever arrive at a wide white land …’ Chapter 1: From Cuba to Villa Cisneros: The Construction of a Spanish Neocolonial Space in the Sahara Chapter 2: From the Spanish ‘Peace’ to Armed Struggle: The Emergence of Saharawi Nationalism Chapter 3: From Refugees to Citizens: Exile and Nation-building in the Saharawi Refugee Camps Chapter 4: From Soldiers to Shopkeepers: Nationalism, Development and Social Change in the Saharawi Refugee Camps Notes Bibliography Index

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