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Mikkel Rytter - Family Upheaval - 9780857459398 - V9780857459398
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Family Upheaval

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Description for Family Upheaval Hardcover. Pakistani migrant families in Denmark find themselves in a specific ethno-national, post-9/11 environment where Muslim immigrants are subjected to processes of non-recognition, exclusion and securitization. This ethnographic study explores how, why, and at what costs notions of relatedness, identity, and belonging are being renegotiated.. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKP; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.

Pakistani migrant families in Denmark find themselves in a specific ethno-national, post-9/11 environment where Muslim immigrants are subjected to processes of non-recognition, exclusion and securitization. This ethnographic study explores how, why, and at what costs notions of relatedness, identity, and belonging are being renegotiated within local families and transnational kinship networks. Each entry point concerns the destructive–productive constitution of family life, where neglected responsibilities, obligations, and trust lead not only to broken relationships, but also, and inevitably, to the innovative creation of new ones. By connecting the micro-politics of the migrant family with the macro-politics of the nation state ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
EASA Series
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857459398
SKU
V9780857459398
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Ref
99-15

About Mikkel Rytter
Mikkel Rytter is Assistant Professor in the Department of Culture and Society at Aarhus University where he is affiliated with the research program on contemporary ethnography and part of a cross-disciplinary project on Sufism and Transnational spirituality.

Reviews for Family Upheaval
“This book improves understandings of family dynamics within a context transformed by international migration and sheds light on transformations within the migrant family... it is a valuable source for scholars working on the interaction between migration processes and family paths... [and] also appeals to policy makers interested in understanding the local impact of global events." · International Migration Review ... Read more

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