ASIAN MIGRATIONS by Beatriz P. Lorente (Editor), Nicola Piper (Editor), Shen Hsiu-Hua (Editor) ( 9789810539146 )

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Title:

ASIAN MIGRATIONS
SOJOURNING, DISPLACEMENT, HOMECOMING AND OTHER TRAVELS

By:

Beatriz P. Lorente (Editor), Nicola Piper (Editor), Shen Hsiu-Hua (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

9810539142

ISBN 13:

9789810539146

Publisher:

NUS PRESS

Pub. date:

1 January, 2005

Pages:

280

Description:

Written from various perspectives, this collection of essays explores the migration experiences of a spectrum of people, from professional and managerial elites to contract workers and refugees. In addressing the nature of these Asian migrations, it demonstrates how mobility in the world has transformed notions of citizenship and identity.

Synopsis:

The migration of people within and beyond Asia no longer takes the form of permanent ruptures, uprooting and resettlement. Today, such movement is more likely to be transient and complex, ridden with disruptions and detours, and based on translocal interconnections between places and multiple chains of movement. Written from various disciplinary perspectives, this collection of essays explores the migration experiences of a wide spectrum of people, from professional and managerial elites to contract workers and refugees. In addressing the nature of these Asian migrations, the authors demonstrate how mobility in today's world has transformed notions of citizenship and identity, and of displacement and home.

Illustrations:

maps

Publication:

Singapore

Imprint:

Singapore University Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

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