Les commerçants zaghawa du Darfour (Soudan) : des passeurs de frontières

This paper examines the pathways of accumulation of specific Sudanese traders who came from the border region of Northern Darfur. It argues that the Sudan-Libya border have been fundamental to success not only because it has provided a real business opportunity in the 60s,70s and 80s but also becaus...

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Main Author: Raphaëlle Chevrillon-Guibert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Lille 1 2017-11-01
Series:Territoire en Mouvement
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/tem/3303
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description This paper examines the pathways of accumulation of specific Sudanese traders who came from the border region of Northern Darfur. It argues that the Sudan-Libya border have been fundamental to success not only because it has provided a real business opportunity in the 60s,70s and 80s but also because it has led to special ways of being and practices. The paper shows that experience of cross-border trading combined with a strong pastoral culture has forged a specific model of entrepreneur for which mobility and border crossings are central assets. The characteristics and their prospects of integration within the city and its society differed significantly from the ones of the Islamist Bourgeoisie which has emerged during the same contemporary period.
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Les commerçants zaghawa du Darfour (Soudan) : des passeurs de frontières
Territoire en Mouvement
trade
border
Sudan
Darfur
political economy
title Les commerçants zaghawa du Darfour (Soudan) : des passeurs de frontières
title_full Les commerçants zaghawa du Darfour (Soudan) : des passeurs de frontières
title_fullStr Les commerçants zaghawa du Darfour (Soudan) : des passeurs de frontières
title_full_unstemmed Les commerçants zaghawa du Darfour (Soudan) : des passeurs de frontières
title_short Les commerçants zaghawa du Darfour (Soudan) : des passeurs de frontières
title_sort les commercants zaghawa du darfour soudan des passeurs de frontieres
topic trade
border
Sudan
Darfur
political economy
url https://journals.openedition.org/tem/3303
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