Worlds in Motion Understanding International Migration at the End of the Millennium

Name: Worlds in Motion Understanding International Migration at the End of the Millennium
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ISBN: 9780199282760

ISBN-10: 0199282765

ISBN-13: 9780199282760

Edition: 2005

Authors: Douglas S. Massey, Joaquin Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Adela Pellegrino

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At the end of the 20th century nearly all developed nations have become countries of immigration, absorbing growing numbers of immigrants not only from developed regions, but increasingly from developing nations of the Third World. Although international migration has come to play a central role in the social, economic, and demographic dynamics of both immigrant-sending and immigrant-receiving countries, social scientists have been slow to construct a comprehensive theory to explain it. Efforts at theoretical explanation have been fragmented by disciplinary, geographic, and methodological boundaries. Worlds in Motion seeks to overcome these schisms to create a comprehensive theory of…

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List price: $105.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/28/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




New Migrations, New Theories



Contemporary Theories of International Migration



Understanding the North American System



Coming to Terms with European Immigration



Labour Migration in the Gulf System



Theory and Reality in the Gulf System



International Migration in South America



International Migration and National Development






Conclusions for the Next Century


References


Index