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- Book Title
- Elusive Jannah : The Somali Diaspora and a Borderless Muslim Iden
- ISBN
- 9780816697397
- Subject Area
- Social Science
- Publication Name
- Elusive Jannah : the Somali Diaspora and a Borderless Muslim Identity
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Subject
- Islamic Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Weight
- 14.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
0816697396
ISBN-13
9780816697397
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211894866
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Elusive Jannah : the Somali Diaspora and a Borderless Muslim Identity
Subject
Islamic Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.5 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2014-043030
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The book remains a valuable contribution to studies of international migration and it is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in Somalia and its diaspora."-- African Affairs "The multiplicity of experiences and diverse contexts highlighted by Cawo drive home the complexities of diasporic lives,making this book an important resource for both area and diaspora studies."-- International Migration Review, " Elusive Jannah provides a fascinating window into the identities, strategies, and struggles of Somalis in three very different national contexts. Based on ethnographic research in the United States, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, this is an engaging, well-written, and welcome addition to the comparative study of international migration."--Nancy Foner, coauthor of Strangers No More: Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe, "The book remains a valuable contribution to studies of international migration and it is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in Somalia and its diaspora."-- African Affairs "The multiplicity of experiences and diverse contexts highlighted by Cawo drive home the complexities of diasporic lives,making this book an important resource for both area and diaspora studies."-- International Migration Review " Elusive Jannah offers depth and breadth to the literature on Somali diaspora groups and more generally to studies of international migration and migrant incorporation and belonging. It deserves to be widely read for its beautiful ethnography and insightful analysis of belonging and mobility in an age of stratified globalization and migration."-- American Journal of Sociology, "This is a powerful and beautiful ethnography of members of the Somali Diaspora dealing with the opportunities and disadvantages of life in three points of settlement. Cawo M. Abdi gets very close to the subjects and depicts their outlooks, strategies, and trials in a convincing and rich manner."--Steven J. Gold, Michigan State University " Elusive Jannah provides a fascinating window into the identities, strategies, and struggles of Somalis in three very different national contexts. Based on ethnographic research in the United States, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, this is an engaging, well-written, and welcome addition to the comparative study of international migration."--Nancy Foner, coauthor of Strangers No More: Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe, "This is a powerful and beautiful ethnography of members of the Somali Diaspora dealing with the opportunities and disadvantages of life in three points of settlement. Cawo M. Abdi gets very close to the subjects and depicts their outlooks, strategies, and trials in a convincing and rich manner."--Steven J. Gold, Michigan State University
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.893540088297
Table Of Content
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Muslim African Refugees and Border Politics 1. The Genesis of Contemporary Somali Migrations 2. United Arab Emirates: Partial Belonging and Temporary Visas 3. South Africa: Insecurity in Racialized Spaces 4. United States: Slippery Jannah? Conclusion: Muslim African Refugees in Perpetual Passage Notes Index
Synopsis
As a Somali working since high school in the United Arab Emirates, Osman considers himself "blessed" to be in a Muslim country, though citizenship, with the security it offers, remains elusive. For Ardo, smuggled out of Somalia to join her husband in South Africa, insecurities are of a more immediate, physical kind, and her economic prospects and legal status are more uncertain. Adam, in the United States--a destination often imagined as an earthly Eden, or jannah , by so many of his compatriots--now sees heaven in a return to Somalia. The stories of these three people are among the many that emerge from mass migration triggered by the political turmoil and civil war plaguing Somalia since 1988. And they are among the diverse collection presented in eloquent detail in Elusive Jannah , a remarkable portrait of the very different experiences of Somali migrants in the UAE, South Africa, and the United States. Somalis in the UAE, a relatively closed Muslim nation, are a minority within a large South Asian population of labor migrants. In South Africa, they are part of a highly racialized and segregated postapartheid society. In the United States they find themselves in a welfare state with its own racial, socioeconomic, and political tensions. A comparison of Somali settlements in these three locations clearly reveals the importance of immigration policies in the migrant experience. Cawo M. Abdi's nuanced analysis demonstrates that a full understanding of successful migration and integration must go beyond legal, economic, and physical security to encompass a sense of religious, cultural, and social belonging. Her timely book underscores the sociopolitical forces shaping the Somali diaspora, as well as the roles of the nation-state, the war on terror, and globalization in both constraining and enabling their search for citizenship and security., Elusive Jannah is a remarkable portrait of thevery different experiences of Somali migrants in the UAE, South Africa, and theUnited States. Cawo M. Abdi clearly reveals the importance of immigrationpolicies in the migrant experience.
LC Classification Number
DT402.45.A23 2015
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