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UNINA9910463532403321 |
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Autore |
Arthur John A. <1958-> |
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Class formations and inequality structures in contemporary African migration : evidence from Ghana / / John A. Arthur |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Collana |
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African Migration and Diaspora Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ghanaians - Foreign countries - Social conditions |
Africans - Social conditions - Foreign countries |
African diaspora |
Social classes - Ghana |
Social stratification - Africa |
Social stratification - Ghana |
Social classes - Africa |
Electronic books. |
Ghana Emigration and immigration |
Africa Emigration and immigration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Social Class and Inequality Structures in Contemporary African Migration; 2 The Layers of Social Class Formations and Class Consciousness in Ghana; 3 Class Inequalities in Internal and Regional Migration in Ghana; 4 Class Profiles of Ghanaian Immigrants; 5 Economic Conditions of the Ghanaian Immigrant Underclass; 6 The New Black Immigrant Elites; 7 Influences of Class and Inequality Structures on African Diasporas and Homeland Development; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span>Using evidence from Ghana, this book argues that power and class-based structural relationships are significant components in understanding how migratory diasporas shape and are shaped in turn by social class and inequality. This necessitates changes |
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