| Description |
1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Series |
South Asia in Context Ser |
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South Asia in Context Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: 'African Clusters,' Spatial Exclusion, and 'African' Identity in India -- Introduction -- African Migrants and the African Cluster in Khirki Extension: An Introduction -- Intercultural Interaction and Adaptation -- Intercultural Conflict -- The African Cluster as Social-Spatial Exclusion: A Conceptualization -- African Migrants and Spatial Segregation -- Spatial Segregation as Social Exclusion -- Overview of the Book |
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Note -- Bibliography -- Part II: The Emergence of African Clusters in India -- Chapter 2: India-Africa Relations: Delineating Post-colonial and Neoliberal Ties in Global South -- Introduction -- Africa-India and Its Post-colonial Ties -- India-Africa Ties in the Era of Liberalization: Emergence of Global South Partnerships -- The Economics of India-Africa Forum Summits -- Trading in Agriculture -- Trading in Pharmaceuticals -- Cooperation in Science and Technology -- Infrastructure Development -- Indian Ocean and Shipping -- The Political Dimensions of India-Africa Forum Summits |
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The Indian Diaspora in Africa -- Africa as a Strategic Partner for India: An Argument -- Conclusion -- Note -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Historical and Contemporary Patterns of Migration from Africa to India -- Introduction -- Early Century Migration from Africa -- Religion and Migration -- Collective Memory and Social Construction of Migration Pattern -- The Contemporary Patterns of Migration: Bilateral Ties and Its Impacts -- Business/Employment -- Education -- Health and Medical Reasons -- Marriage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography |
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Chapter 4: The Forced Migration of Somali Refugees: Mapping the Impacts of Civil War and Internal Political Crisis -- Introduction -- Somali Refugees in India: The Civil War as the Push Factor for Migration -- Factors Determining Choice of Country: Migration from Somalia -- Somali Refugees and the UNHCR -- Somali Refugees and the Indian Government -- Transnational Migration Networks: The Role of Religion -- Transnational Migration Networks: The Role of Family and the Community -- Somali Refugees in India: Lived Experiences of Discrimination and Exclusion |
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Advocating for Refugee Policy in India with Reference to Somali Refugees -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Re-reading 'African' Clusters: Locating Housing Segregation, Gated Communities, and Discriminatory Practices -- Introduction -- African Migrants and the Gated Societies: Locating Exclusionary Practice of Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) -- The African Migrants and Their Choices in Housing: The Rationale for Spatial Concentration -- Chicago School and the Study on Race: Locating Race and Re-reading Housing Segregation |
| Summary |
This book examines the discrimination and stereotypes faced by the African migrants in India. It outlines the narratives of the migrants and demonstrates how their 'African identity' gets associated with drugs, prostitution, and cannibalism |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Othering, Spatial Segregation, and Spatial Concentration of the African Migrants |
| Subject |
Africans -- India -- Social conditions
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Africans -- Social conditions
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Group identity -- India
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Africans -- Social conditions
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Group identity
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India
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000849813 |
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1000849813 |
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