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The Resource African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg : Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’, by Inocent Moyo, (electronic resource)

African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg : Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’, by Inocent Moyo, (electronic resource)

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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. Unique in its deployment of a deconstructionist theoretical and analytical framework, this work argues that this is a simplistic portrayal of a complex reality. Inocent Moyo lays bare, not only the failings of an exclusivist narrative of belonging, but also a complex social reality around migration and immigration politics, belonging and exclusion in contemporary South Africa. Over seven chapters he introduces new perspectives on the negative portrayal of African immigrants and argues that to sustain a negative view of them as the ‘threatening other’ ignores complex people-place-space dynamics. For these reasons, the analytical, empirical and theoretical value of the project is that it broadens the study of migration related contexts in a South African setting. Academics, students, policy makers and activists focusing on the migration and immigration debate will find this book invaluable.--
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (XVII, 196 pages)
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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9783319571447
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57144-7
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African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg : Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’
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African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg
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Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’
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by Inocent Moyo
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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. Unique in its deployment of a deconstructionist theoretical and analytical framework, this work argues that this is a simplistic portrayal of a complex reality. Inocent Moyo lays bare, not only the failings of an exclusivist narrative of belonging, but also a complex social reality around migration and immigration politics, belonging and exclusion in contemporary South Africa. Over seven chapters he introduces new perspectives on the negative portrayal of African immigrants and argues that to sustain a negative view of them as the ‘threatening other’ ignores complex people-place-space dynamics. For these reasons, the analytical, empirical and theoretical value of the project is that it broadens the study of migration related contexts in a South African setting. Academics, students, policy makers and activists focusing on the migration and immigration debate will find this book invaluable.--
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  • Social sciences
  • Globalization
  • Urban geography
  • Sociology, Urban
  • Emigration and immigration
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African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg : Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’, by Inocent Moyo, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57144-7
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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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978-3-319-57144-7
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XVII, 196 pages)
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multiple file formats
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  • online
  • electronic
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319571447
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computer
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10.1007/978-3-319-57144-7
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2 illustrations
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absent
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access
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remote
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(OCoLC)1004356162
Label
African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg : Deconstructing the Threatening ‘Other’, by Inocent Moyo, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57144-7
Publication
Antecedent source
mixed
Carrier category
online resource
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  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
978-3-319-57144-7
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XVII, 196 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9783319571447
Level of compression
uncompressed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
10.1007/978-3-319-57144-7
Other physical details
2 illustrations
Quality assurance targets
absent
Reformatting quality
access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1004356162

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