Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and index.

Machine generated contents note: I WELFARE FOR WHOM? -- 1 A Society Worth Living In -- 2 A Tale of Two Would-Be Survivors -- 3 A Modern Form of Sacrifice -- II THE NEW NORWAY -- 4 Immigrants in Norway: Some Salient Facts -- 5 Dangerous Facts: What We Were Not Supposed to Know -- 6 Silence as Political Cover-Up -- III THE POLITICS OF CULTURE -- 7 Law versus Culture -- 8 Culture and Accountabiliy -- 9 Culture-A New Concept of Race? -- 10 Cultures Don't Meet, People Do -- IV GENDER AND IDENTITY POLITICS -- 11 Sara's Story: The Crime of Becoming Swedish -- 12 Anna and Others: Religion Is Not the Culprit -- 13 Noreen's Story: The Price of a Narrow Escape -- V THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR -- 14 A Fatal Difference in Grammar -- 15 "You Never Asked Me!" -- 16 Opportuniy Lost: The Defeat ofan Everyday Hero -- 17 Overcoming the Odds: Somali Women in Norway -- VI TOLERANCE VERSUS HUMANISM -- 18 Generous Betrayal -- 19 The Politics of Fear -- 20 Civic Libery and Liberal Democracy -- VII A HOPE FOR THE FUTURE -- 21 Nadia's Case: A Crucial Step Forward -- 22 Welfare and Citizenship -- 23 Welfare and Social Justice -- Postscript: Aisha and the Long Way to Freedom -- Notes -- References -- Index.