Strangers in new homelands : the social deconstruction and reconstruction of "home" among immigrants in the disapora / edited by Michael Baffoe ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baffoe, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Psychological aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Home--Psychological aspects.

Home.

Home--Social aspects.

Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects.

Identity (Psychology).

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Strangers in New Homelands is a collection of papers emanating from Annual International Conferences on the Social Reconstruction of the concept of "home" among immigrants in the diaspora. For many immigrants in the diaspora, the concept of "home", around which this conference has revolved, evokes confusion, fear, hopes, and aspirations. The presentations in this book therefore seek to throw light on what this concept means for many people who have uprooted themselves from their familiar env...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SECTION A; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; SECTION B; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; SECTION C; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CONTRIBUTORS; ABOUT THE EDITORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4438-4681-3

OCLC:

830168606