Migrants and Strangers in an African City
Download or Read eBook Migrants and Strangers in an African City PDF written by Bruce Whitehouse and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Bruce Whitehouse |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2012-03-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253000750 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253000750 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Migrants and Strangers in an African City by : Bruce Whitehouse
Book excerpt: 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.
