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Autore: |
Arthur John A. <1958->
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Titolo: |
Class formations and inequality structures in contemporary African migration : evidence from Ghana / / John A. Arthur
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Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
©2014 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina: | 325.2667 |
Soggetto topico: | Ghanaians - Foreign countries - Social conditions |
Africans - Social conditions - Foreign countries | |
African diaspora | |
Social classes - Ghana | |
Social stratification - Africa | |
Social stratification - Ghana | |
Social classes - Africa | |
Soggetto geografico: | Ghana Emigration and immigration |
Africa Emigration and immigration | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | <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 in national policies to address the widening gap of inequality between rich and poor.</span></span> |
Titolo autorizzato: | Class formations and inequality structures in contemporary African migration ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4985-0384-5 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910823103303321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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