Channelling mobilities migration and globalisation in the Suez Canal region and beyond, 1869-1914 / Valeska Huber.

Author/creator Huber, Valeska, 1980-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxiii, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction : mobility and its limits -- Rites de passage and perceptions of global space -- Regimes of passage and troops in the canal zone -- Companies and workers -- Bedouin and caravans -- Dhows and slave trading in the Red Sea -- Mecca pilgrims under imperial surveillance -- Contagious mobility and the filtering of disease -- Rights of passage and the identification of individuals -- Conclusion : rites de passage and rights of passage in the Suez Canal region and beyond.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 322-354) and index.
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LCCN 2012038173
ISBN9781107030602 (cloth)