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1 online resource (x, 212 pages) : illustrations |
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A theory in forms book |
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Theory in forms.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Border practice -- The interview -- Kinship by other means -- Trading futures -- Embassy indiscretions -- Protest -- Prison -- America, here we come -- Lomé 2018. |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
Summary |
In the West African nation of Togo, applying for the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery is a national obsession, with hundreds of thousands of Togolese entering each year. From the street frenzy of the lottery sign-up period and the scramble to raise money for the embassy interview, to the gamesmanship of those adding spouses and dependents to their dossiers, the application process is complicated, expensive, and unpredictable. In 'The Fixer' Charles Piot follows Kodjo Nicolas Batema, a Togolese visa broker-known as a "fixer"--As he shepherds his clients through the application and interview process. Relaying the experiences of the fixer, his clients, and embassy officials, Piot captures the ever-evolving cat-and-mouse game between the embassy and the hopeful Togolese, as well as the disappointments and successes of lottery winners in the United States. These detailed and compelling stories uniquely illustrate the desire and savviness of migrants as they work to find what they hope will be a better life |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 31, 2020). |
Subject |
Batema, Kodjo Nicolas (Visa broker)
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African diaspora.
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Togo -- Emigration and immigration.
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Visas -- Togo.
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Togolese -- Migrations -- History -- 21st century.
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Togolese -- United States.
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Visas -- United States.
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Emigration and immigration law -- United States.
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Africains -- Pays étrangers.
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Togo -- Émigration et immigration.
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Visas -- Togo.
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Togolais -- Migrations -- Histoire -- 21e siècle.
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Togolais -- États-Unis.
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Visas -- États-Unis.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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African diaspora
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Emigration and immigration
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Emigration and immigration law
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Togolese
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Visas
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Visas -- Government policy
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Togo
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United States
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Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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Genre/Form |
History
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Added Author |
Batema, Kodjo Nicolas (Visa broker), author.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Piot, Charles. Fixer. Durham : Duke University Press, 2019 9781478001911 (DLC) 2018047216 |
ISBN |
9781478003427 (electronic book) |
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1478003421 (electronic book) |
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9781478001911 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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1478001917 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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9781478003045 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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1478003049 (paperback alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000065375495 |
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