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Nagatomo Jun |
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Migration as transnational leisure : the Japanese lifestyle migrants in Australia / / by Jun Nagatomo |
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Leiden, Netherlands : , : BRILL, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Collana |
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Social Sciences in Asia, , 1567-2794 ; ; Volume 38 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lifestyles - Japan |
Lifestyles - Australia |
Japanese - Australia - Social conditions |
Immigrants - Australia - Social conditions |
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Japan Emigration and immigration Social aspects |
Australia Emigration and immigration Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- 1 The Emergence of Lifestyle Migrants in Japanese Society -- 2 Globalisation, Transnationalism, Migration and Leisure Reconsidered -- 3 Japanese Migration to Australia: From Past to Present -- 4 The Emerging New Values: Social Transformation and the Japanese Middle Class -- 5 From Tourists to Migrants: The Lure of the Australian Lifestyle -- 6 Life after Migration: Japanese Immigrants’ Experience of Migration -- 7 Conclusion: Migration and Settlement of Lifestyle Migrants -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Migration as Transnational Leisure: The Japanese Lifestyle Migrants in Australia Jun Nagatomo discusses a new type of migration in which “lifestyle” is at the core of middle class aspirations to migrate. Traditionally, international migration has been commonly seen as resulting from economic, political and religious causes. However, this book studies an intriguing new dynamic between the social transformation and the Japanese engagement with tourism and migration. Since the 1990's, when Japan was struggling with the |
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