Africans and the Exiled Life

Migration, Culture, and Globalization

AvSabella Ogbobode Abidde,Brenda Ingrid Gill

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Since their early beginning in Africa as foragers, hunters and gatherers, humans have been on the move. In modern times, their movements have been compelled by geographical, economic, political, cultural, social and personal reasons. However, beginning in the second-half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century their reasons for and pattern of migration have been largely influenced by globalization. Globalization, by its very nature, cuts across virtually every aspect of the human life and human society. And especially in the United States, African immigrants are subject to the undercurrents of globalization – particularly in the areas of culture, religion, interpersonal relationships, and the assimilation and acculturation process. Relying on the vast theoretical and practical experience of academics and public intellectuals across three continents, this book succinctly interrogates some of the pull/push factors of migration, the challenges of globalizing forces, and the daily reality of relocation. The everyday reality and experiences of blacks in the diaspora (Latin America, Caribbean, and Europe) are also part of the discourse and the subject matters are approached from different perspectives and paradigms. Africans and the Exiled Life, therefore, is a compelling and rich addition to the ongoing global debate and understanding of migration and exile.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-06-11
Mått:154 x 218 x 21 mm
Vikt:531 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:African Governance, Development, and Leadership
Antal sidor:332
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498550901

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sabella Ogbobode Abidde is associate professor of political science at Alabama State University.Brenda Ingrid Gill is associate professor of sociology at Alabama State University.

Recensioner i media

After all is said and done, the history of the late 20th and early 21st century cannot be fully understood and accounted for without problematizing and addressing the phenomenon of migration within countries, within continents, and across regions of the world. Migration has been an integral part of human history from time immemorial, but the era of neoliberal globalization has escalated the desire and process to a very high level owing to among other things, the problem of uneven development and institutional capacity. Using an interdisciplinary perspective, the editors and authors of this book provide an elaborate analysis of various theoretical perspectives, contextual and mediating explanatory factors to explain the issue of migration within and out of the African continent. The book greatly educates the reader by being deliberately nuanced in analysis in order to avoid the problem of broad and misleading generalizations that ignore mediating/contextual factors and social and historical specificities. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in having a focused understanding of how Africa fits into the extensive literature on contemporary migration.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Why They Migrate: Empirical EvidenceLeo Bombom and Paul ErhunmwunseeChapter 2: The Geography and the Patterns of MigrationElisha Japer DungChapter 3: Trekking Across the Sahara: A Long History, Troubled Past, and Hopes for the FutureAlecia HoffmanChapter 4: Nigerians and the Pursuit of the Golden FleeceOlayinka OyegbileChapter 5: Impact of Culture on ExilesBruce Ormond GrantChapter 6: The Children of ImmigrantsSasha Drummond-LewisChapter 7: Relocation from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Issues and Challenges Brenda I. GillChapter 8: Xenophobia in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Definitions, Theories, and ExperiencesBrenda I. Gill and George K. DannsChapter 9: The African Immigrant Family in the United States of America: Challenges and OpportunitiesSulayman S. NyangChapter 10: Multifaceted Identity Options: The Case of Two Immigrant Associations in South AfricaMagdaline Mbong MaiChapter 11: Building Individual Future as Unwanted African Migrants in Johannesburg: Vulnerability, Hope, and Micro-EntrepreneurshipChristal Oghogho SpelChapter 12: Representation, Immigration, Experience, and Memory: A Study of Representational Dynamics of “the Other” in Post Imperial Britain, 1947—1990sDollin Wilson Ovaroh-HoltChapter 13: African Immigrants and the American ExperienceSabella Ogbobode AbiddeChapter 14: Nigerians in America: Interpersonal Relationships and the Pull of GlobalizationSabella Ogbobode Abidde