{"product_id":"georges-woke-up-laughing-longdistance-nationalism-and-the-search-for-home-american-encountersglobal-interactions-9780822327912","title":"Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long-Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home (American Encounters\/Global Interactions)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining history  autobiography  and ethnography  Georges Woke Up Laughing provides a portrait of the Haitian experience of migration to the United States that illuminates the phenomenon of long-distance nationalism  the voicelessness of certain citizens  and the impotency of government in an increasingly globalized world. By presenting lively ruminations on his life as a Haitian immigrant  Georges Eugene Fouronalong with Nina Glick Schiller  whose own family history stems from Poland and Russiacaptures the daily struggles for survival that bind together those who emigrate and those who stay behind.  According to a long-standing myth  once emigrants leave their homelandsparticularly if they emigrate to the United Statesthey sever old nationalistic ties  assimilate  and happily live the American dream. In fact  many migrants remain intimately and integrally tied to their ancestral homeland  sometimes even after they become legal citizens of another country. In Georges Woke Up Laughing the authors reveal the realities and dilemmas that underlie the efforts of long-distance nationalists to redefine citizenship  race  nationality  and political loyalty. Through discussions of the history and economics that link the United States with countries around the world  Glick Schiller and Fouron highlight the forces that shape emigrants experiences of government and citizenship and create a transborder citizenry. Arguing that governments of many countries today have almost no power to implement policies that will assist their citizens  the authors provide insights into the ongoing sociological  anthropological  and political effects of globalization.  Georges Woke up Laughing will entertain and inform those who are concerned about the rights of people and the power of their governments within the globalizing economy.  In my dream I was young and in Haiti with my friends  laughing  joking  and having a wonderful time. I was walking down the main street of my hometown of Aux Cayes. The sun was shining  the streets were clean  and the port was bustling with ships. At first I was laughing because of the feeling of happiness that stayed with me  even after I woke up. I tried to explain my wonderful dream to my wife  Rolande. Then I laughed again but this time not from joy. I had been dreaming of a Haiti that never was.from Georges Woke Up Laughing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648258138165,"sku":"ByrdShop_0822327910","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780822327912.jpg?v=1781714226","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/georges-woke-up-laughing-longdistance-nationalism-and-the-search-for-home-american-encountersglobal-interactions-9780822327912","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}