9780292726857-0292726856-Cultures of Migration: The Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility

Cultures of Migration: The Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility

ISBN-13: 9780292726857
ISBN-10: 0292726856
Edition: First Edition
Author: Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ibrahim Sirkeci
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Format: Paperback 179 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780292726857
ISBN-10: 0292726856
Edition: First Edition
Author: Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ibrahim Sirkeci
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Format: Paperback 179 pages

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Cultures of Migration: The Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility (ISBN-13: 9780292726857 and ISBN-10: 0292726856), written by authors Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ibrahim Sirkeci, was published by University of Texas Press in 2011. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Emigration & Immigration (Social Sciences, Human Geography, Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Cultures of Migration: The Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Emigration & Immigration books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Around the globe, people leave their homes to better themselves, to satisfy needs, and to care for their families. They also migrate to escape undesirable conditions, ranging from a lack of economic opportunities to violent conflicts at home or in the community. Most studies of migration have analyzed the topic at either the macro level of national and global economic and political forces, or the micro level of the psychology of individual migrants. Few studies have examined the "culture of migration"—that is, the cultural beliefs and social patterns that influence people to move.

Cultures of Migration combines anthropological and geographical sensibilities, as well as sociological and economic models, to explore the household-level decision-making process that prompts migration. The authors draw their examples not only from their previous studies of Mexican Oaxacans and Turkish Kurds but also from migrants from Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific, and many parts of Asia. They examine social, economic, and political factors that can induce a household to decide to send members abroad, along with the cultural beliefs and traditions that can limit migration. The authors look at both transnational and internal migrations, and at shorter- and longer-term stays in the receiving location. They also consider the effect that migration has on those who remain behind. The authors' "culture of migration" model adds an important new dimension to our understanding of the cultural beliefs and social patterns associated with migration and will help specialists better respond to increasing human mobility.

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