ISBN:
9781498550895
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (333 pages)
Series Statement:
African Governance and Development
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.482
Keywords:
Globalization..
;
Exiles-Africa..
;
Africa-Emigration and immigration
;
Africa-Emigration and immigration
;
Exiles-Africa
;
Globalization
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book contributes to the current discourses about immigration, xenophobia, globalization, and cultural exchanges. The book explores the varied immigration experiences of Africans from neighboring African countries and western countries while recognizing the social, cultural, economic, political, and institutional impacts on host countries.
Abstract:
Cover -- Africans and the Exiled Life -- Africans and the Exiled Life -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Why They Migrate -- Introduction -- Conceptualizing Human Migration -- Why They Migrate -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- The Geography and the Patterns of Migration -- Introduction -- The Geography Of African Migration -- Demographic Characteristics Of The Migrants -- Temporal Patterns And Waves Of Migration -- Regional Patterns Of African Migration -- Causative Mechanisms Of Migration -- Implications Of Migratory Patterns On Africa And The Host Countries -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Trekking Across the Sahara -- Introduction -- An Examination Of Theories Of Migration And Review Of Literature -- A Glimpse Of Africa's Contributions To The World During The Pre-modern And Modern Eras -- Western Perceptions Of African Migrants And An Examination Of The "threshold Areas" Of The Sahara -- Mauritania -- Mali -- Algeria -- Concluding Statements -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Nigerians and the Pursuit of the Golden Fleece -- Introduction -- Nigerians And The Outward Movement -- The Nigerian And African Condition -- The Reality And The Fantasy Of Migration -- Living Abroad -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Impact of Culture on Exiles -- Introduction -- The Conflict Of Culture -- Kroeber And Kluckhohn-the Classics -- The State Of Exiles -- The Resilience Of The Exile -- The Economic Ecology Of African Exiles -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- The Children of Immigrants -- Rates Of Black Immigrants And Their Children -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- Relocation from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean -- Introduction -- International Migration From Africa, Lac Regions: Issues And Challenges -- Issues And Challenges Of Relocation.
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