Cultures of Migration The Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility

Name: Cultures of Migration The Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility
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ISBN: 9780292726857

ISBN-10: 0292726856

ISBN-13: 9780292726857

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ibrahim Sirkeci

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Around the globe, people leave their homes to better themselves, to satisfy needs, and to care for their families. They also migrate to escape undesirable conditions, ranging from a lack of economic opportunities to violent conflicts at home or in the community. Most studies of migration have analyzed the topic at either the macro level of national and global economic and political forces, or the micro level of the psychology of individual migrants. Few studies have examined the "culture of migration"--that is, the cultural beliefs and social patterns that influence people to move. Cultures of Migration combines anthropological and geographical sensibilities, as well as sociological and…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 9/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 179
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Jeffrey H. Cohen is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Ohio State University.