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Transnational Nomads : How Somalis Cope with Refugee Life in the Dadaab Camps of Kenya.

There is a tendency to consider all refugees as 'vulnerable victims': an attitude reinforced by the stream of images depicting refugees living in abject conditions. This groundbreaking study of Somalis in a Kenyan refugee camp reveals the inadequacy of such assumptions by describing the ri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horst, Cindy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2011.
Colección:Forced migration.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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