First published in 1998. This book charts the connections between migrations crises and the formation and demise transnational communities, looking at 10 contemporary migration crises around the world, in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Central America and the Caribbean.. It examines the factors that are accelerating- and constraining- the growth of the transnational communities in an ever more volatile world migration order.
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This introductory and comparative study will develop the theoretical concept of a diaspora and investigate the formation and reformation of diasporic groups in relation to issues of socio-economic development, human rights and the nation state.
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Explaining migration crises; diasporas in the making - force, choice and agency; migration crises in Africa and the Middle East; migration crises in Asia, Europe, Central America and the Caribbean; the character of migration crises; consequences of migration crises; diasporas made and diasporas un-made; migrants and hosts, transnationals and stayers.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781857288384
Publisert
1998-03-30
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
430 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
314

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Nicholas Van Hear is Senior Researcher at the Refugee Studies Programme, Queen Elizabeth House, the University of Oxford. He has written widely on refugee and migration issues, covering developments in Africa, Europe, The Middle East and Asia.