This book uncovers the reality that new African immigrants now represent a significant force in the configuration of American polity and identity especially in the last forty years. Despite their minority status, African immigrants are making their marks in various areas of human endeavor and accomplishments—from academic, to business, to even scientific inventions. The demographic shift is both welcome news as well as a matter for concern given the consequences of displacement and the paradoxes of exile in the new location. By its very connection to the ‘Old African Diaspora,’ the notion of a ‘New African Diaspora’ marks a clear indication of a historical progression reconnecting continental Africa with the New World without the stigma of slavery. Yet, the notion of trans-Atlantic slavery is never erased when the African diaspora is mentioned whether in the old or new world. Within this paradoxical dispensation, the new African diaspora must be conceived as the aftermath of a global migration crisis.
| ISBN: | 9780415540841 |
| Publication date: | 28th November 2012 |
| Author: | Toyin University of Texas at Austin, USA Falola |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 290 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
Human geography Interdisciplinary studies Cultural studies Anthropology Ethnic studies Colonialism and imperialism Migration, immigration and emigration |
This book uncovers the reality that new African immigrants now represent a significant force in the configuration of American polity and identity especially in the last forty years. Despite their minority status, African immigrants are making their marks in various areas of human endeavor and accomplishments—from academic, to business, to even scientific inventions. The demographic shift is both welcome news as well as a matter for concern given the consequences of displacement and the paradoxes of exile in the new location. By its very connection to the ‘Old African Diaspora,’ the notion of a ‘New African Diaspora’ marks a clear indication of a historical progression reconnecting continental Africa with the New World without the stigma of slavery. Yet, the notion of trans-Atlantic slavery is never erased when the African diaspora is mentioned whether in the old or new world. Within this paradoxical dispensation, the new African diaspora must be conceived as the aftermath of a global migration crisis.
African Minorities in the New World features in the following genres: Human geography, Interdisciplinary studies, Cultural studies, Anthropology, Ethnic studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Migration, immigration and emigration
African Minorities in the New World is available in Paperback, Hardback
African Minorities in the New World was written by Toyin University of Texas at Austin, USA Falola and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
African Minorities in the New World has 290 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series
£55.79