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

• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 pages)
• Disciplina: 304.8/2
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration; Migration, Internal
• Altri autori: Toro-MornMaura I <1961-> (Maura Isabel) AliceaMarixsa <1960->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Migration and immigration
• ISBN: 1-282-40849-6; 9786612408496; 0-313-05301-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777413503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World view of social issues.