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The Fixer - Visa Lottery Chronicles (Paperback) Loot Price: R928
Discovery Miles 9 280
The Fixer - Visa Lottery Chronicles (Paperback): Charles Piot

The Fixer - Visa Lottery Chronicles (Paperback)

Charles Piot

Series: Theory in Forms

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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.

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Imprint: Duke University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Theory in Forms
Release date: June 2019
First published: 2019
Authors: Charles Piot
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-1-4780-0304-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
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LSN: 1-4780-0304-9
Barcode: 9781478003045

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