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Transnational Migration and Asia: The Question of Return (Amsterdam University Press - Global Asia)
Michiel Baas
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Description for Transnational Migration and Asia: The Question of Return (Amsterdam University Press - Global Asia)
Hardcover. This timely volume examines how migration trajectories in Asia are experienced and how they acquire new meanings. Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0 black and white; 1 full color. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
As our increasingly globalized world alters the dynamics of migration, the ideas that migrants have about returning to their home countries have evolved as well. This diverse collection examines the changes and complexities of migration patterns in a range of Asian countries and cities, exploring how globalization and transnationalism shape and give meaning to the migrant experience. From Japanese-Brazilian transmigrants and Filipina students in Ireland to skilled migrants from India, the authors address migrants’ backgrounds, ambitions, and opportunities to offer intriguing insights and propose fascinating new questions about the lives of migrants in today’s world.
As our increasingly globalized world alters the dynamics of migration, the ideas that migrants have about returning to their home countries have evolved as well. This diverse collection examines the changes and complexities of migration patterns in a range of Asian countries and cities, exploring how globalization and transnationalism shape and give meaning to the migrant experience. From Japanese-Brazilian transmigrants and Filipina students in Ireland to skilled migrants from India, the authors address migrants’ backgrounds, ambitions, and opportunities to offer intriguing insights and propose fascinating new questions about the lives of migrants in today’s world.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
Series
Global Asia
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089646583
SKU
V9789089646583
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Michiel Baas
Michiel Baas is a research fellow with the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
Reviews for Transnational Migration and Asia: The Question of Return (Amsterdam University Press - Global Asia)
- "This edited volume's chapters are well crafted essays that provide a rich body of ethnographic and historical data." - Josephine Smart, Pacific Affairs