African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg : Deconstructing the Threatening 'Other'

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 Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Globalization.
Urban geography.
Sociology, Urban.
Emigration and immigration.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319571447
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-57144-7
Physical DescriptionXVII, 196 p. 2 illus. online resource.

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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 Traders` Contribution to Johannesburg Inner City
  • Chapter 7: Reinterpreting the Hierarchy and Finding New Perspectives.

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