Somalis Abroad : Clan and Everyday Life in Finland, Paperback by Bjork, Steph...

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Type: Textbook Publication Year: 2017 Subject Area: Social Science, History Item Height: 0.6 in Language: English Item Width: 6 in Item Length: 9 in Item Weight: 13.1 Oz height: 0.6 in Publisher: University of Illinois Press Author: Stephanie R. Bjork ISBN: 9780252082412 Series: Interp Culture New Millennium Ser. Format: Trade Paperback Publication Name: Somalis Abroad : Clan and Everyday Life in Finland width: 6 in Book Title: Somalis Abroad : Clan and Everyday Life in Finland Number of Pages: 220 Pages Subject: Emigration & Immigration, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Africa / East

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Somalis Abroad : Clan and Everyday Life in Finland, Paperback by Bjork, Steph.... Somalis Abroad : Clan and Everyday Life in Finland, Paperback by Bjork, Stephanie R.; Farah, Abdulkadir Osman (FRW), ISBN 0252082419, ISBN-13 9780252082412, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.