Transnational Migration and Asia: The Question of Return

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 ho...

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Other Authors: Baas, Michiel (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2015]
Series:Global Asia
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Online Access:DE-859
DE-860
DE-739
DE-473
DE-1046
DE-1043
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Summary: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
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)
Physical Description:1 online resource 1 halftone
ISBN:9789048523306
DOI:10.1515/9789048523306

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