Book contents
- Dying Abroad
- LSE International Studies
- Dying Abroad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Islamic Funeral Funds and the Moral Economy of Repatriation
- 2 Muslim Undertakers and the Bureaucracy of Death
- 3 Memory and Identity in Diaspora Cemeteries
- 4 Burial and Belonging
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2023
Book contents
- Dying Abroad
- LSE International Studies
- Dying Abroad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Islamic Funeral Funds and the Moral Economy of Repatriation
- 2 Muslim Undertakers and the Bureaucracy of Death
- 3 Memory and Identity in Diaspora Cemeteries
- 4 Burial and Belonging
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The conclusion summarizes the main findings of the book and explores the ambivalent nature of national identity in a transnational world. It argues that the burial dilemmas of minority communities offer a window into the complexities of belonging and membership in an international system that is ordered by nation-states. The death of an individual and the commemorative practices accompanying it make visible a dense web of attachments and allegiances to particular communities and places. Through burial practices, individuals signal who they are, what they value, and where they belong.
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- Dying AbroadThe Political Afterlives of Migration in Europe, pp. 201 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023