In and out of Morocco : smuggling and migration in a frontier boomtown

Anthropology A revealing inquiry into how global culture is lived locally. Every summer for almost forty years, tens of thousands of Moroccan emigrants from as far away as Norway and Germany have descended on the duty-free smugglers' cove/migrant frontier boomtown of Nador, Morocco. David McMurray investigates the local effects of the multiple linkages between Nador and international commodity circuits, and analyzes the profound effect on everyday life of the free flow of bodies, ideas, and commodities into and out of the region. Combining immigration and population statistics with street-level ethnography, In and Out of Morocco covers a wide range of topics, including the origin and nature of immigrant nostalgia, the historical evolution of the music of migration in the region, and the influence of migrant wealth on social distinctions in Nador. Groundbreaking in its attention to the performative aspects of life in a smuggling border zone, the book also analyzes the way in which both migration and smuggling have affected local structures of feeling by contributing to the spread of hyperconsumption. The result is a rare and revealing inquiry into how the global culture is lived locally. David A. McMurray is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon in Corvallis. Annotation Every Summer For Almost Forty Years, Tens Of Thousands Of Moroccan Emigrants From As Far Away As Norway And Germany Have Descended On The Duty-free Smugglers' Cove/migrant Frontier Boomtown Of Nador, Morocco. David Mcmurray Investigates The Local Effects Of The Multiple Linkages Between Nador And International Commodity Circuits, And Analyzes The Profound Effect On Everyday Life Of The Free Flow Of Bodies, Ideas, And Commodities Into And Out Of The Region. Combining Immigration And Population Statistics With Street-level Ethnography, In And Out Of Morocco Covers A Wide Range Of Topics, Including The Origin And Nature Of Immigrant Nostalgia, The Historical Evolution Of The Music Of Migration In The Region, And The Influence Of Migrant Wealth On The Social Distinctions In Nador. Groundbreaking In Its Attention To The Performative Aspects Of Life In A Smuggling Border Zone, The Book Also Analyzes The Way In Which Both Migration And Smuggling Have Affected Local Structures Of Feeling By Contributing To The Spread Of Hyperconsumption. The Result Is A Rare And Revealing Inquiry Into How The Global Culture Is Lived Locally. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. The Lie Of The Land 1 --2. Working Abroad But Dreaming Of Home: The Story Of Haddou 20 --3. Migrants As Pawns, Migrants As Pioneers 47 --4. The Impact Of Migration On Status Distinctions 64 --5. Music, Migration, And The Nadori Diaspora 98 --6. Nador's Smugglers And Border Theater 110 --7. The Effects Of Globalization On Contemporary Moroccan Culture 131. David A. Mcmurray. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 185-192) And Index. Contents......Page 8 Note on Transliteration......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1. The Lie of the Land......Page 22 2. Working Abroad but Dreaming of Home: The Story of Haddou......Page 41 3. Migrants as Pawns, Migrants as Pioneers......Page 68 4. The Impact of Migration on Status Distinctions......Page 85 5. Music, Migration, and the Nadori Diaspora......Page 119 6. Nador's Smugglers and Border Theater......Page 131 7. The Effects of Globalization on Contemporary Moroccan Culture......Page 152 Conclusion......Page 169 Notes......Page 180 Glossary......Page 202 Bibliography......Page 206 B......Page 214 C......Page 215 D......Page 216 G......Page 217 I......Page 218 M......Page 219 R......Page 221 S......Page 222 T......Page 223 Z......Page 224