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- 0814760708
- EAN
- 9780814760703
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- Book Title
- African & American: West Africans in Post-Civil Ri
- Publication Name
- African and American : West Africans in Post-Civil Rights America
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Series
- Nation of Nations Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Examines what it means to be African and American through the stories of recent West African immigrants African & American tells the story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West African immigrants and refugees in the United States during the last forty years. Interrogating the complex role of post-colonialism in the recent history of black America, Marilyn Halter and Violet Showers Johnson highlight the intricate patterns of emigrant work and family adaptation, the evolving global ties with Africa and Europe, and the translocal connections among the West African enclaves in the United States. Drawing on a rich variety of sources, including original interviews, personal narratives, cultural and historical analysis, and documentary and demographic evidence, African & American explores issues of cultural identity formation and socioeconomic incorporation among this new West African diaspora. Bringing the experiences of those of recent African ancestry from the periphery to the center of current debates in the fields of immigration, ethnic, and African American studies, Halter and Johnson examine the impact this community has had on the changing meaning of "African Americanness" and address the provocative question of whether West African immigrants are, indeed, becoming the newest African Americans.
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Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
0814760708
ISBN-13
9780814760703
eBay Product ID (ePID)
203747778
Product Key Features
Publication Name
African and American : West Africans in Post-Civil Rights America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Series
Nation of Nations Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
24
Lc Classification Number
E184.A24h35 2014
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"African & American gives a valuable and much-needed voice to the African immigrant experience in America. Focusing on the divide between what it means to be an African and an American, Halter and Johnson reveal the historical complexity around these terms and how newcomers grapple with this reality in the contemporary world."-Zain Abdullah,author of Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem, Africans are among both the first Americans, brought here in slavery long before the nation was created, and the most recent Americans, arriving in appreciable numbers in the last few decades. Halter and Johnson bring together these threads of history, offering a rich and unique contribution to the literature on immigration and race relations. A terrific book., Halter and Johnson build complex imagery of the transnational immigrant experience of West Africans since the 1960s., "Halter and Johnson build complex imagery of the transnational immigrant experience of West Africans since the 1960s."- Choice,, "This book contributes to a growing field of books on African immigrants to the United States… This book is relevant for study and courses in diaspora, Africana, and African American history and studies."- Journal of American History, "Africans are among both the first Americans, brought here in slavery long before the nation was created, and the most recent Americans, arriving in appreciable numbers in the last few decades. Halter and Johnson bring together these threads of history, offering a rich and unique contribution to the literature on immigration and race relations. A terrific book."-Mary C. Waters,author of Black Identities: West Indian Immigrant Dreams and American Realities, African & Americangives a valuable and much-needed voice to the African immigrant experience in America. Focusing on the divide between what it means to be an African and an American, Halter and Johnson reveal the historical complexity around these terms and how newcomers grapple with this reality in the contemporary world., This book contributes to a growing field of books on African immigrants to the United States This book is relevant for study and courses in diaspora, Africana, and African American history and studies., "Halter and Johnson build complex imagery of the transnational immigrant experience of West Africans since the 1960s."- Choice, African & American gives a valuable and much-needed voice to the African immigrant experience in America. Focusing on the divide between what it means to be an African and an American, Halter and Johnson reveal the historical complexity around these terms and how newcomers grapple with this reality in the contemporary world.
Table of Content
Contents Preface: Griots from Different Shores ix Introduction: The Newest African Americans? 1 1. West Africa and West Africans: Imagined Communities in Africa and the Diaspora 35 2. Occupational Detour: New Paths to Making a Living 75 3. Capturing a Niche: The West African Enclave Economy 115 4. Transnational Ties/Translocal Connections: Traversing Nations, Cities, and Cultures 141 5. More Than Black: Resistance and Rapprochement 179 6. Young, Gifted, and West African: Transnational Migrants Growing Up in America 211 Conclusion: Further into the Twenty-First Century 255 Notes 259 Bibliography 295 Index 323 About the Authors 335
Copyright Date
2014
Topic
Emigration & Immigration, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Lccn
2014-011581
Dewey Decimal
305.896/6073
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Social Science
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