International Seafarers and Transnationalism in the Twenty-First Century by Helen Sampson

International Seafarers and Transnationalism in the Twenty-First Century by Helen Sampson

Winner, 2014 BC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed inaugural award for ethnography, in association with the British Sociological Association This ethnographic account of seafarers considers issues of transnationalism in the twenty-first century and discusses the detailed life experiences of migrant workers in this context. It argues for a consideration of the social space available to transnational migrant workers and suggests that the transnational experiences of migrants may be more likely to involve exclusion and alienation than an expansion of social space as a result of bi-location in more than one community. Based upon original qualitative research in three different settings, the book draws upon voyages undertaken by the author on five different working cargo ships. It describes the situation of seafarers from Cape Verde and Ghana searching for work in northern Germany and considers the perspectives of women married to Indian seafarers resident in Goa and Mumbai. This highly readable book will be of interest to readers from a variety of disciplines who are interested in ethnography, particularly in the fields of social sciences and humanities who are interested in issues of migration, transnationalism, work, the shipping industry and globalisation. It will also appeal to individuals with a connection to, or an interest in, the merchant navy.

"Although the fundamental question addressed by the book is fairly theoretical, the arguement is illustrated by much vivid, poignant and often amusing material from Sampson's observation and interviews"

(Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education Supplement, 19th June 2014), Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education Supplement, 19 June 2014

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Professor Helen Sampson is the Director of the Seafarers International Research Centre based within the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University

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ISBN 13	9780719088681
ISBN 10	0719088682
Title	International Seafarers and Transnationalism in the Twenty-First Century
Author	Helen Sampson
Series	New Ethnographies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2013-03-01
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Winner of BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed inaugural award for ethnography, in association with the British Sociological Association 2014 (UK)
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