The African diaspora in the U.S. and Canada at the dawn of the 21st century / / edited by John W. Frazier, Joe T. Darden, and Norah F. Henry

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (387 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.896/073
• Soggetto topico: African diaspora; Black people - Canada - Social conditions; African Americans - Social conditions; Black people - Race identity - Canada; African Americans - Race identity
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Race relations; United States Race relations
• Altri autori: HenryNorah F (Norah Fox) DardenJoe T FrazierJohn W
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-369) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- SECTION 1: An Introduction -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to the African Diaspora in the United States and Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century -- SECTION 2: Perspectives on the African Diaspora in Canada -- Chapter 2 The African Diaspora in Canada -- Chapter 3 The African Diaspora in Montréal and Halifax A Comparative Overview of “the Entangled Burdens of Race, Class, and Space” -- Chapter 4 The African Diaspora: Historical and Contemporary Immigration and Employment Practices in Toronto -- Chapter 5 Housing Experiences of New African Immigrants and Refugees in Toronto -- Chapter 6 Race, Place, and Social Mobility of Jamaicans in Toronto -- SECTION 3: Perspectives on the U.S. African Diaspora -- Chapter 7 A Perspective of the African Diaspora in the United States -- Theme 1: Persistence of Inequalities -- Chapter 8 Austin: A City Divided -- Chapter 9 The African Diaspora in a Changing Metropolitan Region: The Case of Atlanta, Georgia -- Chapter 10 Geographic Racial Equality in America’s Most Segregated Metropolitan Area—Detroit -- Chapter 11 Place, Race and Displacement Following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans -- Chapter 12 Black New York City Out-Migrants, 1995–2000: Opportunity and Destination Choice -- Theme 2: Perspectives on Recent Black Immigrants -- Chapter 13 Deconstructing the Black Populations of New York City and Miami-Dade County -- Chapter 14 Jamaicans in Broward County, Florida -- Chapter 15 Africans in Washington, DC: Ethiopian Ethnic Institutions and Immigrant Adjustment -- Chapter 16 Somalis in Maine -- Chapter 17 Liberians and African Americans: Settlement and Ethnic Separation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area -- Chapter 18 Globalization and Ghanian Immigrant Trajectories to Cincinnati: Who Benefits? -- Chapter 19 Ethnic Small-Business Relocations: A Case Study in the Bronx, NY, 2007 -- SECTION 4: Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 20 The African Diaspora in the United States and Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Themes and Concluding Perspectives -- Works Cited -- About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Offers important new perspectives on the African Diaspora in North America.Drawing on the work of social scientists from geographic, historical, sociological, and political science perspectives, this volume offers new perspectives on the African Diaspora in the United States and Canada. It has been approximately four centuries since the first Africans set foot in North America, and although it is impossible for any text to capture the complete Black experience on the continent, the persistent legacy of Black inequality and the winds of dramatic change are inseparable parts of the current African Diaspora experience. In addition to comparing and contrasting the experiences and geographic patterns of the African Diaspora in the United States and Canada, the book also explores important distinctions between the experiences of African Americans and those of more recent African and Afro-Caribbean immigrants.
• Titolo autorizzato: The African diaspora in the U.S. and Canada at the dawn of the 21st century
• ISBN: 9781438436852; 1438436858
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910969537003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II