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"""This scholarly book discusses the Chadian crisis, exploring topics such as war, security, displacement and mineral resources. With intelligence and empathy, Andrea Behrends offers us a vision of what it is to live in a world in crisis."" -- Fatou Sow, Professor of Sociology, Cheikh Anta Diop University ""Lifeworlds in Crisis reveals the lives of people in refugee camps in Sudan and Chad through the objective, informed eye of an anthropologist. A masterly book that deconstructs the myths of humanitarian interventions in Africa."" -- Babacar Fall, Professor of History, Cheikh Anta Diop University ""While most refugee scholars study those who left, Behrends listens to those who stay. This book offers a unique window into a world that is constantly threatened by war--a magnificent analysis of lifeworlds at the lower end of global capitalist hierarchies."" -- Jo?l Glasman, Professor in African History, University of Bayreuth ""As the regions that Behrends scrutinises in this book are once again in turmoil, the fate of thousands of people driven from their homes at stake, from a Chadian perspective, this is a poignantly topical and invaluable book."" -- Remadji Hoinathy, anthropologist and researcher, Institute for Security Studies"

"""This scholarly book discusses the Chadian crisis, exploring topics such as war, security, displacement and mineral resources. With intelligence and empathy, Andrea Behrends offers us a vision of what it is to live in a world in crisis."" -- Fatou Sow, Professor of Sociology, Cheikh Anta Diop University""Lifeworlds in Crisis reveals the lives of people in refugee camps in Sudan and Chad through the objective, informed eye of an anthropologist. A masterly book that deconstructs the myths of humanitarian interventions in Africa."" -- Babacar Fall, Professor of History, Cheikh Anta Diop University""While most refugee scholars study those who left, Behrends listens to those who stay. This book offers a unique window into a world that is constantly threatened by war--a magnificent analysis of lifeworlds at the lower end of global capitalist hierarchies."" -- Jo?l Glasman, Professor in African History, University of Bayreuth""As the regions that Behrends scrutinises in this book are once again in turmoil, the fate of thousands of people driven from their homes at stake, from a Chadian perspective, this is a poignantly topical and invaluable book."" -- Remadji Hoinathy, anthropologist and researcher, Institute for Security Studies"

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Andrea Behrends is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Leipzig. Focusing on African issues, she has previously taught at universities in Bayreuth, Berlin, Vienna, Halle (Saale) and Hamburg. Alongside colleagues from Chad, she continues to work on human categorization and belonging, displacement and aid, resource extraction, datafication and activism.

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