Immigrant exclusion and insecurity in Africa /

This book explores the diverse immigrant experiences in urban West Africa, where some groups integrate seamlessly while others face exclusion and violence. It shows, counterintuitively, that cultural similarities between immigrants and their hosts do not help immigrant integration and may, in fact,...

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Main Author: Adida, Claire L., 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Immigrants and their leaders
  • Immigrant exclusion from host societies
  • Alternative explanations
  • Mass immigrant expulsions in Africa
  • Conclusion.