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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825204303321

Titolo

Transnational marriage : new perspectives from Europe and beyond / / edited by Katharine Charsley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-64243-3

0-203-11177-X

1-136-27975-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in transnationalism ; ; 26

Altri autori (Persone)

CharsleyKatharine

Disciplina

306.84/5

Soggetti

Intercountry marriage

Intercountry marriage - Europe

Transnationalism

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

pt. I. Concepts -- pt. II. Legal contexts -- pt. III. Marriage, transnationalism and belonging -- pt. IV. Gender, power and visibility.

Sommario/riassunto

Marriages spanning borders are not a new phenomenon, but occur with increasing frequency and contribute substantially to international mobility and transnational engagement. Perhaps because such migration has often been treated as 'secondary' to labor migration, marriage has until recent years been a neglected field in migration studies. In contemporary Europe, transnational marriages have become an increasingly focal issue for immigration regimes, for whom these border-crossing family formations represent a significant challenge. This timely volume brings together work from Europe and beyo