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Joanna Lewis

Women of the Somali Diaspora

Refugees, Resilience and Rebuilding After Conflict

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This book 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, wit… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-78738-577-1
  • EAN: 9781787385771
  • Produktnummer: 37622764
  • Verlag: Hurst Publishers
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
  • Seitenangabe: 376 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor


Joanna Lewis is an associate professor at the London School of Economics, with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. She has written and lectured on African-British history for over twenty years. A newspaper columnist and novelist, she is currently researching the impact of COVID-19 on the Somali diaspora.

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