| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2012016592 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
978-0739198001 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
304.8096 |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Africans in global migration : |
| Subtitle |
searching for promised lands |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
edited by John A. Arthur, Joseph Takougang, Thomas Owusu |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Lanham, MD : |
| Publisher |
Lexington Books, |
| Date |
2012. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 326 pages : |
| Other Details |
map ; 2 |
| Size |
23 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
Searching for promised lands: conceptualization of the African diaspora in migration / John A. Arthur, Joseph Takougang and Thomas Owusu -- The role of Ghanaian immigrant associations in Canada / Thomas Owusu -- Identity formation and integration among bicultural immigrant Blacks / Msia Kibona Clark -- Identity politics of Ghanaian immigrants in the Greater Cincinnati area: emerging geography and sociology of immigrant experiences / Ian E. A. Yeboah -- Reconciling multiple Black identities: the case of 1.5 and 2.0 Nigerian immigrants / Janet T. Awokoya -- Making in-roads: African immigrants and business opportunities in the United States / Joseph Takougang and Bassirou Tidjani -- Geography of globalized nursing markets: Zimbabwean migrant nurse trajectory and work experiences in the United Kingdom / Ian E. A. Yeboah and Tatenda T. Mambo -- Relationships among Blacks in the diaspora: African and Caribbean immigrants and American-born Blacks / Nemata Blyden -- Conceptualizing the attitudes of African Americans towards United States immigration policies / John A. Arthur -- African immigrant relationships with homeland countries / Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome -- African women in the new diaspora: transnationalism and the (re)creation of home / Mary Johnson Osirim -- Border questions in African diaspora literature / Hilary Chala Kowino -- Modeling the determinants of voluntary reverse migration flows and repatriations of African immigrants / John A. Arthur -- Africans in global migration: still searching for promised lands / John A. Arthur and Thomas Owusu. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
This book looks at the African diasporas as a process characterized by identity transformations, lived experiences, and realities; including the capturing of the historical trends that are acted out in multiple social domains. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
African diaspora |
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| Topical Heading |
Blacks |
| General |
Race identity |
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| Name |
Arthur, John A., |
| Role |
Edited by |
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| Name |
Takougang, Joseph, |
| Role |
Edited by |
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| Name |
Owusu, Thomas Y., |
| Role |
Edited by |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/mg2569xm4dpkwl9i9azs5heb88zt0fh5 |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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