| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 201 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Afropolitan mentality in Houston -- The Christian America Afropolitan Project -- Accra's Afropolitan vibe -- Afropolitan politics in Accra -- Afropolitan sexual politics -- Afropolitan racial politics |
| Summary |
"In this comparative work of sociology, Adjepong examines the aspirations of a diverse group of Ghanaians who moved to the United States; those who returned to Ghana after years in the United States, Western Europe, or the United Kingdom; and those who have always made their lives in Ghana. In doing so, Adjepong provides a new way to understand how a select group of upwardly mobile Africans collectively and individually demonstrate their belonging as global citizens. The author takes care to place an emphasis on intersectionality, with a particular focus on sexuality, sexual politics, and popular culture, which opens up space for an engagement with African lives as complex and complicated--a correction to the simplistic Western view of Ghanaians and Africans writ large. Adjepong's examination of class-privileged Africans brings this understudied cohort to the forefront by acknowledging their experiences and, in turn, offers a more fully realized understanding of the diversity of African lives"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central platform, viewed February 15, 2022) |
| Subject |
Ghanaians -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Ghanaians -- Foreign countries -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Return migrants -- Ghana -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global)
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Ghana -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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| Subject |
United States
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Ghana
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469665214 |
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1469665212 |
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9781469665207 |
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1469665204 |
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