Migration & Diaspora Books

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91. The Media of Diaspora

    Mapping the Globe

    Edited by Karim H. Karim

    Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism

    The Media of Diaspora examines how diasporic communities have used new communications media to maintain and develop community ties on a local and transnational level. This collection of essays from a wide range of different diasporic contexts is a unique contribution to the field....

    Published April 5th 2006 by Routledge
92. The Politics of Insecurity

    Fear, Migration and Asylum in the EU

    By Jef Huysmans

    Series: New International Relations

    The act of violence of 9/11 changed the global security agenda, catapulting terrorism to the top of the agenda. Weapons of mass destruction grabbed public interest and controlling the free movement of people became a national security priority. In this volume, Jef Huysmans critically engages with...

    Published February 15th 2006 by Routledge
93. Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Contemporary World

    By David J. Whittaker

    Series: The Making of the Contemporary World

    Examining a number of case studies, including Palestinian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees, David J. Whittaker’s book provides a balanced introduction to this very controversial subject. Fuelled by extensive coverage in the media, the issue of asylum seekers and refugees is one of the most talked about...

    Published November 23rd 2005 by Routledge
94. Probationary Americans

    Contemporary Immigration Policies and the Shaping of Asian American Communities

    By John SW Park, Edward JW Park

    Probationary Americans examines contemporary immigration rules and how they affect the make-up of immigrant communities. The authors' key argument is that immigration policies place race and class as important criteria for gaining entry to the United States, and in doing so, alter the makeup of...

    Published November 22nd 2004 by Routledge
95. Diaspora, Identity and Religion

    New Directions in Theory and Research

    Edited by Carolin Alfonso, Waltraud Kokot, Khachig Tölölyan

    Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism

    Over the last decade, concepts of diaspora and locality have gained complex new meanings in political discourse as well as in social and cultural studies. Diaspora, in particular, has acquired new meanings related to notions such as global deterritorialization, transnational migration and cultural...

    Published June 16th 2004 by Routledge
96. State/Nation/Transnation

    Perspectives on Transnationalism in the Asia Pacific

    Edited by Katie Willis, Brenda S. A. Yeoh

    Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism

    This edited volume examines the relationship between the nation and the transnation, focusing on transnational communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Setting the book within a theoretical framework, the authors explore a range of themes such as migration, identity and citizenship in chapters on...

    Published February 25th 2004 by Routledge
97. Made in the Philippines

    By James A. Tyner

    Series: Routledge Pacific Rim Geographies

    The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of temporary contract labor with a huge 800,000 workers a year being deployed on either six month or two year contracts. This labor migration is highly regulated by the government, private, and non-governmental/non-private organizations. Tyner argues...

    Published December 17th 2003 by Routledge
98. Women and the Irish Diaspora

    By Breda Gray

    Series: Transformations

    Women and the Irish Diaspora looks at the changing nature of national and cultural belonging both among women who have left Ireland and those who remain. It identifies new ways of thinking about Irish modernity by looking specifically at women's lives and their experiences of migration and diaspora...

    Published November 19th 2003 by Routledge
99. Culture and Economy in the Indian Diaspora

    Edited by Bhikhu Parekh, Gurharpal Singh, Steven Vertovec

    Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism

    The Indian diaspora is one of the largest and most significant in the world today with between nine and twelve million people of Indian origin living outside South Asia. With successive waves of migration over the last two hundred years to almost every continent, it has assumed increasing...

    Published May 21st 2003 by Routledge
100. Vluchtelingen en immigratie

     By Sir Michael Dummett

     Series: Routledge filosofie

     Michael Dummett, eminent filosoof en scherpzinnig maatschappijcriticus, pleit al vele jaren voor een eerlijke behandeling van immigranten en vluchtelingen in Europa. In dit inzichtelijke boek heeft hij voor de eerste keer al zijn gedachten over deze belangrijke kwestie gebundeld.Na een eerste...

     Published March 20th 2002 by Routledge