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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450224803321

Titolo

Crossing national borders [[electronic resource] ] : human migration issues in Northeast Asia / / edited by Tsuneo Akaha and Anna Vassilieva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-4237-6594-X

92-808-7096-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AkahaTsuneo <1949->

VassilievaAnna

Disciplina

304.8/095

Soggetti

Electronic books.

East Asia Emigration and immigration

East Asia Emigration and immigration Statistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Population trends and migration patterns in Northeast Asia / Maurice D. Van Arsdol, Jr., Stephen Lam, Brian Ettkin and Glenn Guarin -- Chinese in the Russian Far East : regional views / Victor Larin -- Migration and economic security : Chinese labour migrants in the Russian Far East / Elizabeth Wishnick -- The Russian presence in contemporary Japan : case studies in Hokkaido and Niigata / Tsuneo Akaha and Anna Vassilieva -- Chinese migrants in contemporary Japan : the case of Niigata / Daojiong Zha -- Koreans in Japan and Shimane / Mika Mervio -- North Koreans in China : sorting fact from fiction / Hazel Smith -- The realities of South Korea's migration policies / Shin-wha Lee -- Foreign migration issues in Mongolia / Tsedendamba Batbayar -- Conclusion : implications for regional international relations / Tsuneo Akaha and Anna Vassilieva.

Sommario/riassunto

International migration and other types of cross-border movement of people are becom-ing an important part of international relations in Northeast Asia. In this pioneering study, experts on China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Russia examine the political, economic, social and cultural dimensions of the interaction between border-crossing



individuals and host communities, highlighting the challenges that face national and local leaders in each country and suggesting needed changes in national and international policies. The authors analyze population trends and migration patterns in each country: