<p>After all is said and done, the history of the late 20<sup>th</sup> and early 21<sup>st</sup> 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.</p>

- Samuel Zalanga, Bethel University,

<p>This book is an assemblage of ‘disparate voices’ on African migration. The contributors remarkably respond to our search for better understanding of the link between contemporary globalization and the conditions of the global common.</p>

- Victor Adetula, The Nordic Africa Institute,

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.
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This book contributes to the current discourse about immigration, xenophobia, globalization, and cultural exchanges. The contributors explore the varied immigration experiences of Africans from neighboring African and western countries while recognizing the social, cultural, economic, political, and institutional impacts on host countries.
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Chapter 1: Why They Migrate: Empirical Evidence
Leo Bombom and Paul Erhunmwunsee

Chapter 2: The Geography and the Patterns of Migration
Elisha Japer Dung

Chapter 3: Trekking Across the Sahara: A Long History, Troubled Past, and Hopes for the Future
Alecia Hoffman

Chapter 4: Nigerians and the Pursuit of the Golden Fleece
Olayinka Oyegbile

Chapter 5: Impact of Culture on Exiles
Bruce Ormond Grant

Chapter 6: The Children of Immigrants
Sasha Drummond-Lewis

Chapter 7: Relocation from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Issues and Challenges Brenda I. Gill

Chapter 8: Xenophobia in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Definitions, Theories, and Experiences
Brenda I. Gill and George K. Danns

Chapter 9: The African Immigrant Family in the United States of America: Challenges and Opportunities
Sulayman S. Nyang

Chapter 10: Multifaceted Identity Options: The Case of Two Immigrant Associations in South Africa
Magdaline Mbong Mai

Chapter 11: Building Individual Future as Unwanted African Migrants in Johannesburg: Vulnerability, Hope, and Micro-Entrepreneurship
Christal Oghogho Spel

Chapter 12: Representation, Immigration, Experience, and Memory: A Study of Representational Dynamics of “the Other” in Post Imperial Britain, 1947—1990s
Dollin Wilson Ovaroh-Holt

Chapter 13: African Immigrants and the American Experience
Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

Chapter 14: Nigerians in America: Interpersonal Relationships and the Pull of Globalization
Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781498550901
Publisert
2021-06-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Lexington Books
Vekt
531 gr
Høyde
218 mm
Bredde
154 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
332

Om bidragsyterne

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.