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Thomas Faist - Transnational Migration - 9780745649788 - V9780745649788
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Transnational Migration

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Description for Transnational Migration Paperback. This systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations, on sociology, political science, and globalization courses. Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.

Increasing interconnections between nation-states across borders have rendered the transnational a key tool for understanding our world. It has made particularly strong contributions to immigration studies and holds great promise for deepening insights into international migration.

This is the first book to provide an accessible yet rigorous overview of transnational migration, as experienced by family and kinship groups, networks of entrepreneurs, diasporas and immigrant associations. As well as defining the core concept, it explores the implications of transnational migration for immigrant integration and its relationship to assimilation. By examining its political, economic, social, and cultural dimensions, the authors capture the ... Read more

This systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations on sociology, political science, and globalization courses.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Immigration and Society
Condition
New
Weight
307g
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745649788
SKU
V9780745649788
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Thomas Faist
Thomas Faist is professor of transnational, development and migration studies at the Bielefeld University, Germany. Margit Fauser is a researcher in the department of sociology at Bielefeld University, Germany. Eveline Reisenauer is a researcher in the department of sociology at Bielefeld University, Germany.

Reviews for Transnational Migration
"This is an important book for all scholars conducting research on the characteristics and effects of transnational migration on both origins and destinations. Highly recommended" Choice 'Embraced by many and damned by others, the transnational perspective has become hugely influential. But it is in need of a clear and lucid synthesis. Here it is. This remarkably well-written and engaging ... Read more

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