Congolese social networks : living on the margins in Muizenberg, Cape Town /

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Congolese Social Networks details the minutiae of transmigrant Congolese men and women's experiences in Muizenberg, Cape Town. The focus on social networks-the creation and maintenance thereof across social boundaries of race, class, gender, and nationality-builds on the skeletal quantitative r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Owen, Joy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Bokks, [2015]
Temas:
Congolese (Democratic Republic) > South Africa > Cape Town.
Congolese (Democratic Republic) > South Africa > Social conditions.
Congolese (Democratic Republic) diaspora.
Immigrants > Social networks > South Africa > Muizenberg.
Congolais (République démocratique) > Afrique du Sud > Le Cap.
Congolais (République démocratique) > Afrique du Sud > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Congolese (Democratic Republic)
Congolese (Democratic Republic) diaspora
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Immigrants > Social networks
South Africa > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
South Africa
South Africa > Cape Town
South Africa > Muizenberg
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Congolese Social Networks details the minutiae of transmigrant Congolese men and women's experiences in Muizenberg, Cape Town. The focus on social networks-the creation and maintenance thereof across social boundaries of race, class, gender, and nationality-builds on the skeletal quantitative record on "African" transmigrants in South Africa. The text delineates the importance of strategy and how chance encounters with dissimilar others can lead to the securement of a viable and sustainable livelihood.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 251 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-248) and index.
ISBN:9781498516280
1498516289

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