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Somalis abroad : clan and everyday life in Finland
- Title
- Somalis abroad : clan and everyday life in Finland / Stephanie R. Bjork ; with a foreword by Abdulkadir Osman Farah.
- Author
- Bjork, Stephanie R.
- Publication
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
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- Description
- xvi, 196 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- Drawing on a wealth of ethnographic detail, Stephanie Bjork offers the first study on the messy role of clan or tribe in the Somali diaspora, and the only study on the subject to include women's perspectives. Somalis Abroad illuminates the ways clan is contested alongside ideas of autonomy and gender equality, challenged by affinities towards others with similar migration experiences, transformed because of geographical separation from family members, and leveraged by individuals for cultural capital. Challenging prevailing views in the field, Bjork argues that clan-informed practices influence everything from asylum decisions to managing money. The practices also become a pattern that structures important relationships via constant - and unwitting - effort.
- Series Statement
- Interpretations of culture in the new millennium
- Uniform Title
- Interpretations of culture in the new millennium.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-186) and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 17-1105
- ISBN
- 9780252040931
- 0252040937
- 9780252082412
- 0252082419
- LCCN
- 2016045246
- OCLC
- 962232293
- Author
- Bjork, Stephanie R., author.
- Title
- Somalis abroad : clan and everyday life in Finland / Stephanie R. Bjork ; with a foreword by Abdulkadir Osman Farah.
- Publisher
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Interpretations of culture in the new millenniumInterpretations of culture in the new millennium.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-186) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 17-1105