African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’

African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’ / by Inocent Moyo.

This book contests the negative portrayal of African immigrants as people who are not valuable members of South African society. They are often perceived as a threat to South Africa and its patrimony, accused of committing crime, taking jobs and competing for resources with South African citizens. U...

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Main Author: Moyo, Inocent (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban geography.
Globalization.
Poverty.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: The Framing of African Immigrants as the Problematic Aliens
  • Chapter 2: Migration Context and Contestations
  • Chapter 3: Global Contexts, African Immigrants, Traders and the Johannesburg Inner City Milieu
  • Chapter 4: Historical Perspectives on Migration and the Xenophobia Discourse
  • Chapter 5: African Immigrant Traders in Johannesburg Inner City
  • Chapter 6: African Immigrant Traders̀ Contribution to Johannesburg Inner City
  • Chapter 7: Reinterpreting the Hierarchy and Finding New Perspectives.

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