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refugees, resilience and rebuilding after conflict
1 online resource (xv, 338 pages) : illustrations.
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.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Missing: Resilience as Survival -- 2. Elite, Educated and Excluded: Resilience through Loss -- 3. Women Rebuilding: Communities of Resilience -- 4. Staying the Distance: Nomadic Culture, Heritage and Resilience -- 5. Emotional Resilience -- 6. 'Half London, Half Home': Generation Resilient -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.