Africans and the Exiled Life : Migration, Culture, and Globalization.

Cover -- Africans and the Exiled Life -- Africans and the Exiled Life -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Why They Migrate -- Introduction -- Conceptualizing Human Migration -- Why They Migrate -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- The Geography and the Patterns of Migration -- Introduction -- The Geography Of African Migration -- Demographic Characteristics Of The Migrants -- Temporal Patterns And Waves Of Migration -- Regional Patterns Of African Migration -- Causative Mechanisms Of Migration -- Implications Of Migratory Patterns On Africa And The Host Countries -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Trekking Across the Sahara -- Introduction -- An Examination Of Theories Of Migration And Review Of Literature -- A Glimpse Of Africa's Contributions To The World During The Pre-modern And Modern Eras -- Western Perceptions Of African Migrants And An Examination Of The "threshold Areas" Of The Sahara -- Mauritania -- Mali -- Algeria -- Concluding Statements -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Nigerians and the Pursuit of the Golden Fleece -- Introduction -- Nigerians And The Outward Movement -- The Nigerian And African Condition -- The Reality And The Fantasy Of Migration -- Living Abroad -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Impact of Culture on Exiles -- Introduction -- The Conflict Of Culture -- Kroeber And Kluckhohn-the Classics -- The State Of Exiles -- The Resilience Of The Exile -- The Economic Ecology Of African Exiles -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- The Children of Immigrants -- Rates Of Black Immigrants And Their Children -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- Relocation from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean -- Introduction -- International Migration From Africa, Lac Regions: Issues And Challenges -- Issues And Challenges Of Relocation.

Economic Issues And Challenges Associated With Relocation: Focus On Source Countries -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8 -- Xenophobia in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean -- Introduction -- Xenophobia Defined -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9 -- The African Immigrant Family in the United States of America -- Introduction -- The Making Of The African Immigrant Community -- The African Immigrant Family: Challenges And Opportunities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 10 -- Multifaceted Identity Options -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 11 -- Building Individual Future as Unwanted African Migrants in Johannesburg -- Introduction -- Migration As An Art Of Unwantedness -- The Compelling Power Of Politics: Social Exclusion Of Informal Migrants -- Building Individual Future As A Socially Excluded -- Vulnerability -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 12 -- Representation, Immigration, Experience, and Memory -- Select Literature Review -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 13 -- African Immigrants and the American Experience -- Introduction -- The Burden Of Exile -- In Pursuit Of The Green Card -- Religious Bigotry, Racism, And Ethnicity -- Life In America: Pipedreams And Possibilities -- Relocation And The Myth Of Return -- Migration And The Future Of A Continent -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 14 -- Nigerians in America -- Introduction -- Emotional Conflict And Cultural Dilemmas -- The African Male…nigerian Men -- Sex In The Nigerian Enclave -- Nigerian Men And Their Foreign Wives -- Why Do Nigerian Men Go Home To Marry? -- Influence Of Modernization And Globalization -- Resisting Modernity And Globalization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.

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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