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UNINA9910787886703321 |
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Thai Hung Cam <1976-> |
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Titolo |
Insufficient funds : the culture of money in low-wage transnational families / / Hung Cam Thai |
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Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (509 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnamese - United States - Economic conditions |
Vietnamese - United States - Social conditions |
Immigrants - Family relationships - United States |
Immigrants - Family relationships - Vietnam |
Money - Social aspects - United States |
Money - Social aspects - Vietnam |
Families - Economic aspects - United States |
Families - Economic aspects - Vietnam |
Transnationalism - Social aspects - United States |
Transnationalism - Social aspects - Vietnam |
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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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Six tales of migrant money -- The making of a transnational expenditure cascade -- Money as a currency of care -- The migrant provider role -- The American dream in Vietnam -- Compensatory consumption -- Emulative consumption -- The cyclical entrenchment of monetary habits -- The high price of esteem consumption -- Tall promises -- Conclusion : special money in low-wage transnational families. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Every year migrants across the globe send more than |
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