| Description |
1 online resource (x, 150 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Africa now |
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Africa now (Zed Books)
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| Contents |
About the authors; Preface; 1 -- Introduction: interrogating childhood and migration; 2 -- Contexts of migration; 3 -- Choosing to move: the reasons for rural children's migration; 4 -- Journeys and arrivals: introductions to new social worlds; 5 -- Navigating migrant life: processes of constructing identities; 6 -- Moving on; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book provides rich material on the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experiences of it. Part of the groundbreaking Africa Now series, Child Migration in Africa is an important and timely contribution to an under-researched area |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-144) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Unaccompanied immigrant children -- Africa
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Migration, immigration & emigration.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Children's Studies.
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Unaccompanied immigrant children
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thorsen, Dorte.
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Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
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| LC no. |
2011381108 |
| ISBN |
9781848134560 |
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1848134568 |
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9781848134553 |
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184813455X |
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9781848134577 |
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1848134576 |
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