Migration by Michael Samers
Presents an introduction to migration and immigration in a global context. This book offers a critical, multi-disciplinary approach to the subject, borrowing from human geography, political science, social anthropology and sociology.
Given the contemporary salience and topicality of issues around international migration, this book represents an original and critical contribution to debatesUnusually, it examines migration through an explicit engagement with spatial perspectives, yet at the same time draws upon and brings together literature from a number of different disciplines, making it an appealing and highly valuable resource for a wide and varied audience. Johanna L. Waters, University of Liverpool, UK
In a market dominated by texts by anthropologists, economists, political scientists, and sociologists, such a contribution is long overdue. Samers’s sensitive treatments of concepts such as the friction of distance, context, and scale cast new light on terms like transnationalism and social networks as well as on the practices that compel people to leave home to try to make a life for themselves and their families elsewhere. Richard Wright, Dartmouth College, USA
Migration explores the local contexts shaping migrants' lives by going beyond - and beneath - the usual national statistics and transnational flows. As a conceptual roadmap to the ever-expanding migration literature, it should be essential reading for both established scholars and those new to migration studies. Deirdre McKay, Keele University
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415776660 |
| ISBN 10 | 041577666X |
| Title | Migration |
| Author | Michael Samers |
| Series | Key Ideas In Geography |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 374 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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