Transnationalism
Steven Vertovec
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Description for Transnationalism
Paperback. 'Transnationalism' refers to multiple ties and interactions linking people or institutions across the borders of nation-states. This book surveys the broader meanings of transnationalism within the study of globalization, focusing on migrant transnational practices. Series: Key Ideas. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
'Transnationalism' refers to multiple ties and interactions linking people or institutions across the borders of nation-states.
This book surveys the broader meanings of transnationalism within the study of globalization before concentrating on migrant transnational practices. Each chapter demonstrates ways in which new and contemporary transnational practices of migrants are fundamentally transforming social, political and economic structures simultaneously within homelands and places of settlement.
Transnationalism
provides a much-needed single, clear and condensed text concerning a major concept in academic and policy discourse today.The book is for advanced undergraduate students, postgraduates and academics.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Key Ideas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415432993
SKU
V9780415432993
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Steven Vertovec
Steven Vertovec is Director of the Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Gottingen, Germany. He is co-editor of the journal Global Networks and editor of the Routledge book series 'Transnationalism'.
Reviews for Transnationalism
Transnationalism belongs to a Routledge series called Key Ideas, which intends to provide critically written books dealing with a variety of topics that are central in the realm of social science. And indeed, Vertovec is successful in communicating to his audience in a lively manner the key ideas surrounding the concept of transnationalism. Vertovec, Suomen Antropologi