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Steadfast Movement around Micronesia
Satowan Enlargements beyond Migration
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
Steadfast Movement examines how people from Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) move about and their cultural interpretations of movement itself. Special consideration is made of movement on the atoll of Satowan in Chuuk State as intimately associated with clan, lineage, and locality,...
by A. Ullah, M. Hossain, K. Islam
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
This book investigates the alarming of fatalities among migrant workers. The authors argue that migrant workers are often powerless and unprotected by national laws, unearthing new truths on migrant workers as significant economic players.
No Boundaries: Zimbabweans Abroad
Exploring Strategies and Solutions for Life in Diaspora
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Are you an immigrant of Zimbabwe, struggling to adjust to life in a different country? Now you can learn how to survive and thrive in a different country! Migrating to a new country can be not only exciting, but it can be scary. Many times what starts out as positive can have a negative impact on a person's...
From the Local to the Global
Key Issues in Development Studies
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
The international development sector has found itself confronting new challenges to poverty eradication and the promotion of human rights. Climate change has loomed large as a crisis for development practitioners and environmentalists, affecting the most vulnerable in the Global South. The ongoing...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Many don't realize that migration has been a central element of global social change since the 15th century. Unfortunately, misconceptions about the 3 percent of world citizens who do choose to migrate can be destructive. In 2008, riots broke out in South Africa over workers from neighboring countries....
Rescue
Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
We are in the midst of a global refugee crisis. Sixty five million people are fleeing for their lives. The choices are urgent, not just for them but for all of us. What can we possibly do to help?
With compassion and clarity, David Miliband shows why we should care and how we can make a difference....
Migration and its Enemies
Global Capital, Migrant Labour and the Nation-State
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Can politicians effectively control national borders even if they wish to do so? How do politically powerless migrants relate to more privileged migrants and to national citizens? Is it possible for capital to move to labour rather than vice versa? In this book Robin Cohen shows how the preferences,...
Consuming Mexican Labor
From the Bracero Program to NAFTA
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Mexican migration to the United States and Canada is a highly contentious issue in the eyes of many North Americans, and every generation seems to construct the northward flow of labor as a brand new social problem. The history of Mexican labor migration to the United States, from the Bracero Program...
by Virginia L. DuRivage
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
While much attention has been focused on the rise of the modern Chinese nation, little or none has been directed at the emergence of "citizenry". This book examines thinkers from the period 1890-1920 in modern China, and shows how China might forge a modern society with a political citizenry.
Migrant Workers in Asia
Distant Divides, Intimate Connections
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
This book provides rich and provocative comparative studies of South and Southeast Asian domestic workers who migrate to other parts of Asia. These studies range from Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore, to Yemen, Israel, Jordan, and the UAE. Conceptually and methodologically, this book challenges us...
Financing Illegal Migration
Chinese Underground Banks and Human Smuggling in New York City
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
This unique study explores the relationship between informal financial systems, illegal migration and human smuggling. Focusing on Chinese illegal immigrants working in the US, it examines the motivation and patterns of the use of illegal fund transfer systems, providing a revealing insight into the workings of Chinese underground banks.
Getting Out
Your Guide to Leaving America (Updated and Expanded Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
One of the most popular titles in Process' Self-Reliance series, Getting Out is a smartly designed and easy-to-navigate compendium about your best options for a new homeland, and how to navigate a myriad of hurdles before and after you get there. Here are the rules, resources, and experiences of...
Exceptional People
How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
Throughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human progress. Their movement has sparked innovation, spread ideas, relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global economy. In a world more interconnected than ever before, the number of people with the means and motivation to migrate...
Global Migration
Patterns, processes, and politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Global Migration provides a clear, concise, and well-organized discussion of historical patterns and contemporary trends of migration, while guiding the readers through an often difficult and politicised topic. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and Master’s students, the text encourages the readers...