Autore	Hashim Iman
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York, : Zed Books
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (162 p.)
Disciplina	304.8083096
Altri autori (Persone)	ThorsenDorte
Collana	Africa now
Soggetto topico	Unaccompanied immigrant children - Africa, West Children - Africa, West - Social conditions
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-78032-235-6 1-283-07095-2 9786613070951 1-84813-457-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	About the authors; Preface; 1 \| Introduction: interrogating childhood and migration; Universalizing ideals of childhood; Childhood and its constituting concepts; The mobility-migration nexus in West Africa; Children's migration; Conclusion; 2 \| Contexts of migration; Map 2.1 The research areas in West Africa; Communities generating child migrants; Histories of migration; Children's worlds and work; Children's worlds and learning; Conclusion: the importance of context; 3 \| Choosing to move: the reasons for rural children's migration; Researching with children; Moving to find work Moving and educationMoving to 'help'; Moving and family crisis; Children's migration and inter-generational conflict; Negotiated moves: the gendered nature of children's migratory trajectories; Conclusion; 4 \| Journeys and arrivals: introductions to new social worlds; Social networks, kin and relatedness; Map 4.1 Amadou's travel route; Peer networks facilitating adolescents' migration; Getting in touch with established migrants; Children's and youth's journeys; The first journey; Safety mechanisms, trafficking and opportunistic journeys; Arriving in new spaces Conclusion: journeying as part of extensive migrant networks5 \| Navigating migrant life: processes of constructing identities; Getting into migrant work at rural and urban destinations; Striving for autonomy; Mobility at the destination; Educational dreams and dilemmas; Navigating identities and social contexts as migrants; 6 \| Moving on; Revisiting the universalized ideals; Evaluating children's choices; Strategies in moving and the multiplicity of possible transitions; Negotiating social statuses; Child migrants' tactical choices; Postscript; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3 Chapter 4Chapter 5; Bibliography; Index
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Autore	Hashim Iman
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York, : Zed Books
Descrizione fisica	150 p
Disciplina	305.23096
Altri autori (Persone)	ThorsenDorte
Collana	Africa now
Soggetto topico	Unaccompanied immigrant children - Africa, West Children - Africa, West - Social conditions
ISBN	1-350-21899-5 1-78032-235-6 1-283-07095-2 9786613070951 1-84813-457-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	About the authors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: interrogating childhood and migration -- 2 Contexts of migration -- 3 Choosing to move: the reasons for rural children's migration -- 4 Journeys and arrivals: introductions to new social worlds -- 5 Navigating migrant life: processes of constructing identities -- 6 Moving on -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910537441603321