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Global Human Smuggling: Comparative Perspectives
David Kyle
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Description for Global Human Smuggling: Comparative Perspectives
Paperback. They reflect on the moral economy of human smuggling and trafficking, the increasing percentage of the world's asylum seekers who escape political violence only by being smuggled, and the implications of human smuggling in a warming world. Editor(s): Kyle, David; Koslowski, Rey. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Ten years ago the topic of human smuggling and trafficking was relatively new for academic researchers, though the practice itself is very old. Since the first edition of this volume was published, much has changed globally, directly impacting the phenomenon of human smuggling. Migrant smuggling and human trafficking are now more entrenched than ever in many regions, with efforts to combat them both largely unsuccessful and often counterproductive. This book explores human smuggling in several forms and regions, globally examining its deep historic, social, economic, and cultural roots and its broad political consequences. Contributors to the updated and expanded ... Read more
Ten years ago the topic of human smuggling and trafficking was relatively new for academic researchers, though the practice itself is very old. Since the first edition of this volume was published, much has changed globally, directly impacting the phenomenon of human smuggling. Migrant smuggling and human trafficking are now more entrenched than ever in many regions, with efforts to combat them both largely unsuccessful and often counterproductive. This book explores human smuggling in several forms and regions, globally examining its deep historic, social, economic, and cultural roots and its broad political consequences. Contributors to the updated and expanded ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421401980
SKU
V9781421401980
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About David Kyle
David Kyle is an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis. Rey Koslowski is an associate professor of political science, public policy, and informatics at the University at Albany (SUNY).
Reviews for Global Human Smuggling: Comparative Perspectives
"The book's wide comparative breadth, the authors' theoretical sophistication, the up-to-date references and especially the contemporary and intensifying topic of the worldwide political struggle about migration (both legal and illegal), make this book a notable accomplishment." (International Migration Review) "The book is significant because it challenges and reassesses many widely held views on controversial issues and it should change current ... Read more