African women immigrants in the United States: crossing transnational borders
Arthur, John A.
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This title 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 howAfrican immigrant women shape and are shaped by the process of international migration. INDICE: Introduction and Organization - Centering Gender in Intra and Inter-Regional Migration in Africa - Passage to America - Gender and Forced Migration - Gender and the Formation of Transnational Black Immigrant Identities - Gender, Migration and Work - African Immigrants and Black American Women - Second Generation West African Immigrant Girls - Fertility Decision-Making - Conclusion and Policy Issues - References
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61778-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés