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Women of the Somali diaspora : refugees, resilience and rebuilding after conflict / Joanna Lewis

Author
Lewis, Joanna, 1968-
Published
London : Hurst & Company, 2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 338 pages).
Additional Creators
International African Institute
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This work is about Somali mothers and daughters who came to Britain in the 1990s to escape civil war. Many had never left Somalia before, followed nomadic traditions, did not speak English, were bereaved and were suffering from PTSD. Their stories begin with war and genocide in the north, followed by harrowing journeys via refugee camps, then their arrival and survival in London. Joanna Lewis exposes how they rapidly recovered, mobilising their networks, social capital and professional skills. Crucial to the recovery of the now breakaway state of (former British) Somaliland, these women bore a huge burden, but inspired the next generation, with many today caught between London and a humanitarian impulse to return home.
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ISBN
9780197633052 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Note
Published in collaboration with the International African Institute.
Also issued in print: 2021.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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