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Mobile Urbanity: Somali Presence in Urban East Africa - Carrier, Neil (Editor), and Scharrer, Tabea (Editor)
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The increased presence of Somalis has brought much change to East African towns and cities in recent decades, change that has met with ambivalence and suspicion, especially within Kenya. This volume demystifies Somali residence and mobility in urban East Africa, showing its historical depth, and exploring the social, cultural and political underpinnings of Somali-led urban transformation. In so doing, it offers a vivid case study of the transformative power of (forced) migration on urban centres, and the intertwining of ...

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Mobile Urbanity: Somali Presence in Urban East Africa 2022, Berghahn Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781800734432

Trade paperback

Mobile Urbanity: Somali Presence in Urban East Africa 2019, Berghahn Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781789202960

Hardcover