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Dying abroad : the political afterlives of migration in Europe / Osman Balkan.

Van Pelt Library DD78.T9 B35 2023
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Balkan, Osman, author.
Series:
LSE international studies
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Turks--Funeral customs and rites--Germany.
Turks.
Turks--Germany--Social conditions.
Muslims--Social conditions--Germany.
Muslims.
Islamic funeral rites and ceremonies--Germany.
Islamic funeral rites and ceremonies.
Islamic cemeteries--Social aspects--Germany.
Islamic cemeteries.
Muslims--Social conditions.
Turks--Social conditions.
Muslims--Germany--Social conditions.
Germany.
Physical Description:
xvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Summary:
"Dying Abroad offers a sophisticated ethnographic account of how immigrant and minoritized communities navigate end-of-life decisions in countries where they face barriers to political inclusion and equal social standing"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction : death out of place
Islamic funeral funds and the moral economy of repatriation
Muslim undertakers and the bureaucracy of death
Memory and identity in minority cemeteries
Burial and belonging
Conclusion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-227) and index.
ISBN:
9781009288583
100928858X
OCLC:
1347362961
Publisher Number:
99993727116

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