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Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala
| Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.626 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
UwakwehPauline Ada
RotichJerono P OkpalaComfort O |
| Collana | The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
African diaspora
Africans - United States - Social conditions Africans - Europe - Social conditions Immigrants - Social conditions Immigrant families - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4985-1548-7
0-7391-7974-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453623003321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala
| Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.626 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
UwakwehPauline Ada
RotichJerono P OkpalaComfort O |
| Collana | The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
African diaspora
Africans - United States - Social conditions Africans - Europe - Social conditions Immigrants - Social conditions Immigrant families - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-4985-1548-7
0-7391-7974-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The African immigrant family in the diaspora : intersecting forces. Introduction : (re)configuring African migration since the last years : issues, concepts, and contexts / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Negotiating marriage and motherhood : a critical perspective on the immigration narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Who is the parent and who is the kid? : the changing face of parenting for African parents in the diaspora / Ifeyinwa Mbakogu -- Migrant African children remembering war : memoirs and stereotypes / Joya Uraizee -- The Algerian diaspora in the United States : dynamics of language : "hdar bil-arbiya! ma' tqulsh pen! qu'l stylo!!" (speak in Arabic! don't say pen! say stylo!!) / Khadidja Arfi -- Physical activity and recreation lifestyle in transition : a study of African immigrant and refugee youth / Jerono P. Rotich. Adapting the diaspora : perspectives on African immigrant employment and spirituality. A phenomenological study of African-born professors in higher education : a focus on historically black colleges and universities / Comfort O. Okpala and Amon O. Okpala -- "Diamonds on the soles of their shoes" : experiences of African-born educators in U.S. predominantly-white colleges / Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers -- The golden ticket : adjustment of African diversity visa lottery winners in America / Michael Kremer -- The role of cultural associations : national and ethnic in Africa and diaspora / Iheanyi N. Osondu -- Fusing faith and place : an examination of localized civic engagement in African immigrant churches / Amy Duffuor. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790812403321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala
| Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.626 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
UwakwehPauline Ada
RotichJerono P OkpalaComfort O |
| Collana | The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
African diaspora
Africans - United States - Social conditions Africans - Europe - Social conditions Immigrants - Social conditions Immigrant families - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-4985-1548-7
0-7391-7974-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The African immigrant family in the diaspora : intersecting forces. Introduction : (re)configuring African migration since the last years : issues, concepts, and contexts / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Negotiating marriage and motherhood : a critical perspective on the immigration narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Who is the parent and who is the kid? : the changing face of parenting for African parents in the diaspora / Ifeyinwa Mbakogu -- Migrant African children remembering war : memoirs and stereotypes / Joya Uraizee -- The Algerian diaspora in the United States : dynamics of language : "hdar bil-arbiya! ma' tqulsh pen! qu'l stylo!!" (speak in Arabic! don't say pen! say stylo!!) / Khadidja Arfi -- Physical activity and recreation lifestyle in transition : a study of African immigrant and refugee youth / Jerono P. Rotich. Adapting the diaspora : perspectives on African immigrant employment and spirituality. A phenomenological study of African-born professors in higher education : a focus on historically black colleges and universities / Comfort O. Okpala and Amon O. Okpala -- "Diamonds on the soles of their shoes" : experiences of African-born educators in U.S. predominantly-white colleges / Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers -- The golden ticket : adjustment of African diversity visa lottery winners in America / Michael Kremer -- The role of cultural associations : national and ethnic in Africa and diaspora / Iheanyi N. Osondu -- Fusing faith and place : an examination of localized civic engagement in African immigrant churches / Amy Duffuor. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818612903321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kenya After 50 : Reconfiguring Education, Gender, and Policy / / edited by Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Jerono P. Rotich
| Kenya After 50 : Reconfiguring Education, Gender, and Policy / / edited by Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Jerono P. Rotich |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VIII, 265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.62043 |
| Collana | African Histories and Modernities |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—History
International education Comparative education Ethnology—Africa Educational policy Education and state Social history African History International and Comparative Education African Culture Educational Policy and Politics Social History |
| ISBN | 1-137-57463-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Kithinji, and Jerono Rotich -- Education model and university curriculum in Kenya : dysfunctionality and reforms since independence / Michael Mwenda Kithinji -- Geoffrey William Griffin's work at the National Youth Service : contributions to Kenya's national development / Peter Otiato Ojiambo -- Teach our children in their mother tongue / Margaret W. Njeru -- Reassessing Jomo Kenyatta's crackdown on theatre for education and development / Samson Kaunga Ndanyi -- Mpesa as a Kenyan success story : economic progress and social impact / Frank Jacobs -- Combating road traffic accidents in Kenya : a challenge for an emerging economy / Charles G. Manyara -- Kenya at 50 : contextualization of post-independence sporting success / W. W. S. Njororai -- Can Kenyan women really perform? Women on the sports field and in the boardroom / W. W. S. Njororai -- Gender, archiving and recognition : naming and erasing in Nairobi's cityscape / Besi Brillian Muhonja -- Kenya at 50 : Kenyan women reach some milestones / Jerono P. Rotich and Kipchumba Byron -- Feminism unfinished : Kenya's feminist and women's rights movements, 1963-2013 / Brenda Nyandiko Sanya and Anne Namatsi Lutomia. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254782303321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kenya After 50 : Reconfiguring Historical, Political, and Policy Milestones / / edited by Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Jerono P. Rotich
| Kenya After 50 : Reconfiguring Historical, Political, and Policy Milestones / / edited by Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Jerono P. Rotich |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.6204 |
| Collana | African Histories and Modernities |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—History
Africa—Politics and government Political planning International relations African History African Politics Public Policy International Relations |
| ISBN | 1-137-55830-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I Contesting History and Memories; 1 The Demise and Rise of Majimbo in Independent Kenya; 2 Recasting the Mau Mau Uprising: Reparations, Narration, and Memory; 3 Rethinking the Shifta War Fifty Years after Independence: Myth, Memory, and Marginalization; 4 "Rendillelane": Spatial Views from the Periphery of Kenya; 5 Politics and the Lack of Labor Militancy in Kenya: Trade Unionism after Independence; Part II Reassessing Politics and Policies
6 The Strategic Art of Appeasing Old Lovers while Courting New Friends: Kenya's Foreign Relations in Retrospect7 Kenya at Fifty and the Betrayal of Nationalism: The Paradoxes of Two Family Dynasties; 8 Elusive Justice: The Maasai Contestation of Land Appropriation in Kenya: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective; 9 Kenya at Fifty: State Policing Reforms, Politics, and Law, 1963-2013; 10 Continuity and Change in Kenya's Defense and Foreign Policies: The Impact of the New Security Dilemma; List of Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254781203321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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