Overview

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 urbanity and mobility. The volume will be of interest for readers working in the broader field of migration, as well as anthropology and urban studies.

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Author:   Neil Carrier ,  Tabea Scharrer ,  Yusuf Hassan ,  Gunther Schlee
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   20
ISBN:  

9781789202960

ISBN 10:   1789202965
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   11 July 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: INTRODUCTIONS Introduction: Mobile Urbanity: Somali Presence in Urban East Africa Tabea Scharrer and Neil Carrier Interlude: Being and Becoming Mobile Yusuf Hassan PART II: URBANITY Chapter 1. The Somali Factor in Urban Kenya: A History Hannah Whittaker Chapter 2. The Port and the Island: Cosmopolitan and Vernacular Identity Constructions among Somali Women in Nairobi and Johannesburg Nereida Ripero-Muniz Chapter 3. Being Oromo in Nairobi's 'Little Mogadishu': Superdiversity, Moral Community and the Open Economy Neil Carrier and Hassan H. Kochore PART III: ECONOMIC NETWORKS Chapter 4. Demanding and Commanding Goods: The Eastleigh Transformation Told through the 'Lives' of Its Commodities Neil Carrier and Hannah Elliott Chapter 5. Capital Mobilization among the Somali Refugee Business Community in Eastleigh, Nairobi John Mwangi Githigaro and Kenneth Omeje Chapter 6. Challenging the Status Quo from the Bottom Up? Gender and Enterprise in Somali Migrant Communities in Nairobi, Kenya Holly A. Ritchie Chapter 7. Reinventing Retail: 'Somali' Shopping Centres in Kenya Tabea Scharrer PART IV: THE POLITICS OF SOMALI MOBILITY Chapter 8. Perpetually in Transit: Somalian Refugees in a Context of Increasing Hostility Lucy Lowe and Mark Yarnell Chapter 9. Framing the Swoop: A Comparative Analysis of Operation Usalama Watch in Muslim and Secular Print Media in Kenya Joseph Wandera and Halkano Abdi Wario Chapter 10. Beyond Eastleigh: A New Little Mogadishu in Uganda? Gianluca Iazzolino Afterword Gu nther Schlee Glossary Index

Reviews

This book is a microcosm of the broader processes that reinforce urban mobilities at the local levels...[It] contributes to a better understanding of these dynamics and reveals the constant state of mobility within urban areas. * City and Society This book is a vital resource to Anthropologists, Historians, Tourists, Educators and Students, Economists and Business enthusiasts...Overall, a detailed story of Somali mobile urbanity in East Africa is well written and presented in a readable, scholarly, and entertaining style. * Ethnic & Racial Studies This is an important book and one that is sorely needed... it corrects a misperception that Somalis are mainly pastoralists, when in fact they have a long tradition of living in towns and engaging in non-pastoral livelihoods, such as commerce. * Peter D. Little, Emory University

This is an important book and one that is sorely needed... corrects a misperception that Somalis are mainly pastoralists, when in fact they have a long tradition of living in towns and engaging in non-pastoral livelihoods, such as commerce. Peter D. Little, Emory University

This is an important book and one that is sorely needed... it corrects a misperception that Somalis are mainly pastoralists, when in fact they have a long tradition of living in towns and engaging in non-pastoral livelihoods, such as commerce. * Peter D. Little, Emory University

Author Information

Neil Carrier is an Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the University of Bristol. He has worked on a number of themes related to transnational trade and commodities, and to the impact of migration on East Africa. His most recent book is an ethnography of Nairobi's Eastleigh estate, home to a large proportion of Kenya's urban Somali population.

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