Migration and transnationalism : Pacific perspectives / / edited by Helen Lee and Steve Tupai Francis

• Pubblicazione: Canberra, ACT : , : ANU E Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 230 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 304.80995
• Soggetto topico: Transnationalism; Migrations of nations; Globalization; Emigration and immigration
• Soggetto geografico: Pacific Area Emigration and immigration; Pacific Area
• Persona (resp. second.): LeeHelen Morton <1960-, >; FrancisSteve Tupai
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Helen Lee -- 1. Pacific Migration and Transnationalism: Historical Perspectives / Helen Lee -- 2. Forms of Transnationalism, Forms of Tradition: Cloth and Cash as Ritual Exchange Valuables in the Tongan Diaspora / Ping-Ann Addo -- 3. Samoan Transnationalism: Cultivating 'Home' and 'Reach' / Sa'iliemanu Lilomaiava-Doktor -- 4. Kinship and Transnationalism / Cluny Macpherson and La'avasa Macpherson -- 5. Travelling Parties: Cook Islanders' Transnational Movement / Kalissa Alexeyeff -- 6. Food and Transnationalism: Reassertions of Pacific Identity / Nancy Pollock -- ; 7. Attitudinal Divergence and the Tongan Transnational System / Mike Evans, Paul Harms and Colin Reid -- 8. Griffith's Transnational Fijians: Between the Devil, the Deep Blue Sea ... and their Pastors / Mark Schubert -- 9. Transnationalism of Merchant Seafarers and their Communities in Kiribati and Tuvalu / Maria Borovnik -- 10. 'I Never Wanted to Come Home': Skilled Health Workers in the South Pacific / John Connell -- 11. The Impact of Transnationalism on Niue / Vili Nosa -- 12. 'Getting Out from Under': Leadership, Conflict Resolution and Tokelau Migration / Ingjerd Hoëm -- ; 13. The View from 'Home'-- Transnational Movements from Three Tongan Villages / Steve Tupai Francis. -- Conclusion: The Concept and Circumstances of Pacific Migration and Transnationalism / Camille Nakhid.
• Sommario/riassunto: Pacific Islanders have engaged in transnational practices since their first settlement of the many islands in the region. As they moved beyond the Pacific and settled in nations such as New Zealand, the U.S. and Australia these practices intensified and over time have profoundly shaped both home and diasporic communities. This edited volume begins with a detailed account of this history and the key issues in Pacific migration and transnationalism today. The papers that follow present a range of case studies that maintain this focus on both historical and contemporary perspectives. Each of the contributors goes beyond a narrowly economic focus to present the human face of migration and transnationalism; exploring questions of cultural values and identity, transformations in kinship, intergenerational change and the impact on home communities. Pacific migration and transnationalism are addressed in this volume in the context of increasing globalisation and growing concerns about the future social, political and economic security of the Pacific region. As the case studies presented here show, the future of the Pacific depends in many ways on the ties diasporic Islanders maintain with their homelands.
• Titolo autorizzato: Migration and transnationalism
• ISBN: 1-921536-90-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141774403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II