New Approaches to Migration? Transnational Communities and the Transformation of Home |
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| Author:
| Al-Ali, Nadje
Koser, Khalid |
| Series title: | Routledge Research in Transnationalism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-134-52378-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $200.00USD $200.00USD $58.95 |
Book Description:
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This book critically evaluates the transnational communities approach to contemporary international migration. It does so through a specific focus on the relationship between 'transnational communities' and 'home'. The meaning of 'home' for international migrants is changing and evolving, as new globally-oriented identities are developed. These issues are explored through a number of central themes: the meaning of 'home' to transnational peoples, the implications of transforming these...
More DescriptionThis book critically evaluates the transnational communities approach to contemporary international migration. It does so through a specific focus on the relationship between 'transnational communities' and 'home'. The meaning of 'home' for international migrants is changing and evolving, as new globally-oriented identities are developed. These issues are explored through a number of central themes: the meaning of 'home' to transnational peoples, the implications of transforming these social spaces and how these have been transformed.