African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg : Deconstructing the Threatening 'Other'

• Main Author: Moyo, Inocent (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Globalization.; Urban geography.; Sociology, Urban.; Emigration and immigration.; elektronické knihy; electronic books

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. U...