Waiting territories in the Americas : life in the intervals of migration and urban transit /
Mobility and displacement are major characteristics of contemporary societies. These population shifts are far from fluid, homogeneous or linear, but are, instead, interspersed with a range of longer or shorter periods of waiting. Whether these intervals are technically, administratively or politica...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2016.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Mobility and displacement are major characteristics of contemporary societies. These population shifts are far from fluid, homogeneous or linear, but are, instead, interspersed with a range of longer or shorter periods of waiting. Whether these intervals are technically, administratively or politically motivated, they are often understood in spatial terms: waiting societies have a territorial dimension. This volume examines and assesses the many forms that waiting territories take, in order to better understand their various juridical statuses, their relationships with their spatial environmen. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 332 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781443816670 1443816671 |