Surviving with Dignity

Surviving with Dignity focuses on the lived experience of two generations of migrant Hausa men in Niamey, Niger’s capital city, set in a larger social matrix of national and global transformations. Their extraordinary ability to maintain their dignity despite their daily struggles to eke out a living in the face of structural violence and unrelenting hardship reveals a tremendously powerful will and capacity to keep going.

Scott M. Youngstedt

Chapter 1: Introduction - Making Sense of the World Chapter 2: Niamey Yesterday and Today Chapter 3: Niamey and the Global Hausa Diaspora Chapter 4: Striving for Survival and Meaning in Hausa Communities of Niamey Chapter 5: Multiple Articulations of Modernity Chapter 6: Growing Up Male in Niamey Conclusion: Uncertain Futures