African & American: West Africans in Post-Civil Rights America
Examines what it means to be African and American through the stories of recent West African immigrantsAfrican & American tells the story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West Africanimmigrants 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…
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Weitere Autoren: Johnson, Violet Showers
- ISBN: 978-0-8147-6070-3
- EAN: 9780814760703
- Produktnummer: 16286980
- Verlag: New York Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.1 cm x D2.5 cm 469 g
- Auflage: New
- Reihenbandnummer: 24
- Gewicht: 469
Über den Autor
Marilyn Halter is Professor of History and American Studies at Boston University and Research Associate at the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs. She is the author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965 and Shopping for Identity: The Marketing of Ethnicity.
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