Cultures of migration : the global nature of contemporary mobility /

Cultures of migration : the global nature of contemporary mobility /

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Author / Creator:	Cohen, Jeffrey H. (Jeffrey Harris)
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, c2011.
Description:	xiv, 165 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects. Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects. Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects. Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8456887

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Other authors / contributors:	Sirkeci, Ibrahim
ISBN:	9780292726840 (cloth : alk. paper) 0292726848 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780292726857 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0292726856 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-158) and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : the cultures of migration
The household in a global perspective
The growth of migration : mobility, security, insecurity
Contemporary migration : commuters and internal movers
Contemporary movers : international migration
Nonmovers and those who stay behind
The economics of migration and the possibilities of development.