Transnationalism
Price: $34.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-43299-3
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 24th March 2009 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 352
About the Book
'Transnationalism' refers to multiple ties and interactions linking people or institutions across the borders of nation-states.
This book surveys the broader meanings of transnationalism within the study of globalization before concentrating on migrant transnational practices. Each chapter and set of case studies demonstrates ways in which new and contemporary transnational practices of migrants are fundamentally transforming social, political and economic structures simultaneously within homelands and places of settlement.
Transnationalism
provides a much-needed single, clear and condensed text concerning a major concept in academic and policy discourse today.The book is for advanced undergraduate students, postgraduates and academics
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction: Transnationalism, Migrant Transnationalism and Transformation. Part 2: Transnational Social Formations. Part 3: Socio-cultural Transformations. Part 4: Political Transformations. Part 5: Economic Transformations. Part 6: Religious Transformations. Part 7: Conclusion: Interconnected Migrants in an Interconnected World
About the Author(s)
Steven Vertovec is Director of the Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Gottingen, Germany. Prof. Vertovec is co-Editor of the journal Global Networks and Editor of the Routledge book series 'Transnationalism'.
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