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African Women Immigrants in the United States

Crossing Transnational Borders

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Published: 29th September 2009
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"African Women Immigrants in the United States" depicts how immigrant women use international migration as a strategy to challenge existing patriarchal hegemonies operative both in the United States and Africa. It also weaves together the multidimensional strands of how African immigrant women shape and are shaped by the process of international migration.

Prefacep. ix
Introduction and Organizationp. 1
Centering Gender in African Regional Migrationp. 11
Passage from the Savannah Grasslands of Africa to Americap. 29
Gender and Forced Migration: Rebuilding Shattered Livesp. 63
Gender and Transnational Black Immigrant Identitiesp. 105
Gender, Migration, and Workp. 131
Rethreading Fertility Decisions in New Settingsp. 165
Concluding Remarks and Looking Aheadp. 193
Notesp. 213
Referencesp. 217
Indexp. 225
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ISBN: 9780230617780
ISBN-10: 0230617786
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 29th September 2009
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 14.5  x 1.7
Weight (kg): 0.376