Inside the Third World Village

Looking at global restructurings, migration, household organization, changing gender roles and technological innovation, this book examines the effect of rapid globalization in the Third World village. 1 INTRODUCTION 2 EGYPT’S RURAL AREAS OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES: FROM TARAHIL TO THE RATIONALIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT BUSINESS 3 TRACKING DOWN GLOBAL FLOWS IN THE THIRD WORLD VILLAGE 4 KAFR AL-‘ISHRA: AN AGRARIAN VILLAGE IN THE 1980s 5 KAFR AL-‘ISHRA’S PEASANT HOUSEHOLDS: PRODUCTION SITES OF LABOUR POWER FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS 6 MIGRATION AS A STRATEGY OF THE SMALL PEASANT HOUSEHOLD 7 ORGANIZING THE HOUSEHOLD’S SURVIVAL DURING THE MIGRANT’S ABSENCE 8 AFTER THE GULF CRISIS: REVISITING KAFR AL-‘ISHRA