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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786238803321

Titolo

Strangers in new homelands [[electronic resource] ] : the social deconstruction and reconstruction of "home" among immigrants in the disapora / / edited by Michael Baffoe ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-4438-4681-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BaffoeMichael

Disciplina

305.9

305.906912

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects

Home - Psychological aspects

Home - Social aspects

Identity (Psychology) - Social aspects

Immigrants - Cultural assimilation

Immigrants - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SECTION A; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; SECTION B; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; SECTION C; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CONTRIBUTORS; ABOUT THE EDITORS

Sommario/riassunto

Strangers in New Homelands is a collection of papers emanating from Annual International Conferences on the Social Reconstruction of the concept of "home" among immigrants in the diaspora. For many immigrants in the diaspora, the concept of "home", around which this conference has revolved, evokes confusion, fear, hopes, and aspirations. The presentations in this book therefore seek to throw light on what this concept means for many people who have uprooted themselves from their familiar env...