Description for Global Marriage
Paperback. The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage.
The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Series
Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349304141
SKU
V9781349304141
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About L. Williams
LUCY WILLIAMS is a Lecturer in the School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research, University of Kent, UK, where she researches and teaches on migration, immigration policy, immigration detention and health and social care services for migrants and refugees. As well being an academic researcher and lecturer, she works with refugees and migrants in the voluntary sector.
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