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Migration and the Search for Home
Paolo Boccagni
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Description for Migration and the Search for Home
Hardback. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 163 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 344.
This book explores the impact of transnational migration on the views, feelings, and practices of home among migrants. Home is usually perceived as what placidly lies in the background of everyday life, yet migrants’ experience tells a different story: what happens to the notion of home, once migrants move far away from their “natural” bases and search for new ones, often under marginalized living conditions? The author analyzes in how far migrants’ sense of home relies on a dwelling place, intimate relationships, memories of the past, and aspirations for the future–and what difference these factors make in practice. Analyzing their ... Read more
This book explores the impact of transnational migration on the views, feelings, and practices of home among migrants. Home is usually perceived as what placidly lies in the background of everyday life, yet migrants’ experience tells a different story: what happens to the notion of home, once migrants move far away from their “natural” bases and search for new ones, often under marginalized living conditions? The author analyzes in how far migrants’ sense of home relies on a dwelling place, intimate relationships, memories of the past, and aspirations for the future–and what difference these factors make in practice. Analyzing their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Series
Mobility and Politics
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137588012
SKU
V9781137588012
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Paolo Boccagni
Paolo Boccagni is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Trento, Italy. His main research areas are transnational migration, social welfare, care, diversity and home, and his publication record includes articles in Ethnic and Racial Studies, Global Networks, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, and Housing, Theory and Society. He is also Principal Investigator of the European Research Council project HOMInG ... Read more
Reviews for Migration and the Search for Home
“It is clearly more oriented to academic audience (students and scholars) than to policy makers. The book is indeed a welcomed contribution in the field of migration studies, where the focus on mobility and need to migrate tends to overlook the need of home and belonging.” (Anna Virkama, Nordic Journal of Migration Research NJMR, Vol. 9 (2), 2019) “In this ... Read more