John Chr. Knudsen

Capricious Worlds

Vietnamese Life Journeys. With a Foreword by E. Valentine Daniel
Reihe: Comparative Anthropological Studies in Society, Cosmology and Politics
Capricious Worlds
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  • 978-3-8258-8108-3
  • 2
  • 2005
  • 224
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"Capricious Worlds" covers a period of 20 years of exile. Through the life journeys of... mehr
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"Capricious Worlds" covers a period of 20 years of exile. Through the life journeys of Vietnamese refugees, the book presents a world rich in experience and wisdom, where the will to survive is complemented by the skills to do so. Individuals must learn to conquer systems that transform human beings into numbers, and men, women and children into de-personalized figures. The transformations render an unsettling peace that refugees struggle against, inspired by a search for recognition, a search not only for what is lost, but also for what might yet be. The book is about refugees en route to, and in, Norway. It also speaks to the challenges of being exiled in general: a reality for 40 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.

John Chr. Knudsen is Professor at the University of Bergen/Norway.
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