African Migrations: Patterns and Perspectives - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253005760 ISBN 13: 9780253005762

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Spurred by major changes in the world economy and in local ecology, the contemporary migration of Africans, both within the continent and to various destinations in Europe and North America, has seriously affected thousands of lives and livelihoods. The contributors to this volume, reflecting a variety of disciplinary perspectives, examine the causes and consequences of this new migration. The essays cover topics such as rural-urban migration into African cities, transnational migration, and the experience of immigrants abroad, as well as the issues surrounding migrant identity and how Africans re-create community and strive to maintain ethnic, gender, national, and religious ties to their former homes.

About this title

About the Author:

Abdoulaye Kane is Associate Professor of Anthropology and African studies at the University of Florida. He is editor (with Hansjörg Dilger and Stacey A. Langwick) of Medicine, Mobility, and Power in Global Africa (IUP, 2011).

Todd H. Leedy is Associate Director and Senior Lecturer in the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida.

Review:

"[Explores] new terrain and [gives] nuance to our understanding of African migrations and the African Diaspora.56.1 March 2015"

(Journal of African History)

"[T]he theoretical insights coupled with a strong selection of empirical case studies make overall for an informative and enjoyable read."

(African Affairs)

"The 14 engaging case studies assembled here add to understanding the social processes of voluntary and forced displacement within the continent and across the seas.... Recommended."

(Choice)

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0253005760
• ISBN 13: 9780253005762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Kane Abdoulaye, Leedy Todd H.