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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970404103321

Titolo

Migration and immigration : a global view / / edited by Maura I. Toro-Morn and Marixsa Alicea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2004

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

9798400685491

9786612408496

9781282408494

1282408496

9780313053016

0313053014

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 pages)

Collana

A world view of social issues, , 1526-9442

Altri autori (Persone)

AliceaMarixsa <1960->

Toro-MornMaura I <1961-> (Maura Isabel)

Disciplina

304.8/2

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration

Migration, Internal

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Series Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 AUSTRALIA: The Continent of Immigrants; 2 BRAZIL: A Historical and Contemporary View of Brazilian Migration; 3 CHINA: Chinese Immigrants in the Global Economy; 4 CUBA: Colonizers, Slaves, Exiles, and Refugees in Cuban History; 5 FRANCE: The Melting Pot of Europe; 6 GHANA: Internal, International, and Transnational Migration; 7 IRELAND: A Historical and Political Interpretation of the Irish Diaspora; 8 JAPAN: Immigration In, Out, and Back and Forth; 9 MEXICO: Mexican International Migration

10 THE NETHERLANDS: The Myth of Ethnic Equality; 11 THE PHILIPPINES: The Dilemma of Philippine International Labor Migration; 12 PUERTO RICO: Between the Nation and the Diaspora-Migration to and from Puerto Rico; 13 TANZANIA: To Carry a Heavy Burden in the Heat of the Day-Migration to and from Tanzania; 14 THE UNITED STATES: Immigration to the Melting Pot of the Americas; Index; About the Editors and Contributors



Sommario/riassunto

The post-World War II period has been called the age of migration, since an unprecedented number of people worldwide have been on the move. This reference surveys migration and immigration past and present in 14 representative countries. Historical, social, political, and economic consequences of migration are considered. Students and researchers will find the synthesis indispensable and the format ideal for comparisons.''The collective analysis of the contributors, who hail from a range of disciplines, ultimately defies the simple characterization of migration as a choice of people seeking better income opportunities. The authors are sensitive to the ways that race, class, and gender dynamics influence the composition of migratory flows, the reasons why people migrate, and the outcomes of population movements. Each chapter explicates the human cost of migration, giving readers a better understanding of social issues underlying migration at the beginning of the 21st century.