Migration as Anchorage: Ethnography of a Palestinian Family in London

On a temporary visit to London, a Palestinian family found themselves unable to return to Gaza during Israel's 2008 war on their city. Understanding their stay in London as an act of 'anchoring', the family opened a Palestinian café and sought to make their lives - as individuals, as a family and as a community - viable in the face of uncertainty. By following the stories of various family members as they struggled to recreate a sense of home, this moving ethnography introduces the concept of anchorage as a novel lens to understand migration, home and place, highlighting the fluidity, temporariness and serendipity of these experiences.

Author: Michelle Obeid
Binding Type: Library Binding
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 12/01/2025
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781836951421