Congolese Social Networks details the minutiae of transmigrant Congolese men and women's experiences in Muizenberg, Cape Town. The focus on social networks-the creation and maintenance thereof across social boundaries of race, class, gender, and nationality-builds on the skeletal quantitative record on "African" transmigrants in South Africa. The text delineates the importance of strategy and how chance encounters with dissimilar others can lead to the securement of a viable and sustainable livelihood.
Congolese Social Networks details the minutiae of transmigrant Congolese men and women's experiences in Muizenberg, Cape Town. The focus on social networks-the creation and maintenance thereof across social boundaries of race, class, gender, and nationality-builds on the skeletal quantitative record on "African" transmigrants in South Africa. The text delineates the importance of strategy and how chance encounters with dissimilar others can lead to the securement of a viable and sustainable livelihood.
Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Preliminaries Chapter 1 DRC: A Short History of Migration Chapter 2 Transnational Subjects, Localized Policies Chapter 3 Muizenberg, Fieldwork and "The Other" Part II: Settling in and Coping Chapter 4 Women, Social Networks, Contingency and Religion Chapter 5 Success Guaranteed: Economic Survival and Success through Religious Patronage Part III: Onward and Upward: The Romance Factor Chapter 6 Interrogating Stereotypes: Donna and Henri Chapter 7 Performing Congolese Masculinities: Sam and Noel Chapter 8 Romantic Love or Migrant Careerism? Michelle and Ghislain, Andrea and Zakia Conclusion Bibliography About the Author
Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Preliminaries Chapter 1 DRC: A Short History of Migration Chapter 2 Transnational Subjects, Localized Policies Chapter 3 Muizenberg, Fieldwork and "The Other" Part II: Settling in and Coping Chapter 4 Women, Social Networks, Contingency and Religion Chapter 5 Success Guaranteed: Economic Survival and Success through Religious Patronage Part III: Onward and Upward: The Romance Factor Chapter 6 Interrogating Stereotypes: Donna and Henri Chapter 7 Performing Congolese Masculinities: Sam and Noel Chapter 8 Romantic Love or Migrant Careerism? Michelle and Ghislain, Andrea and Zakia Conclusion Bibliography About the Author
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