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Migrants and Strangers in an African City

Migrants and Strangers in an African City Books

Migrants and Strangers in an African City

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Description
In cities throughout Africa, local inhabitants live alongside large populations of "strangers." Bruce Whitehouse explores the condition of strangerhood for residents who have come from the West African Sahel to settle in Brazzaville, Congo. Whitehouse considers how these migrants live simultaneously inside and outside of Congolese society as merchants, as Muslims in a predominantly non-Muslim society, and as parents seeking to instill in their children the customs of their communities of origin. Migrants and Strangers in an African City challenges Pan-Africanist ideas of transnationalism and diaspora in today's globalized world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2012-03-14
Publication Date:
2012-03-01
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0253000823
ISBN13:
9780253000828
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
421 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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