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Beyond a border : the causes and consequences of contemporary immigration /

"As the authors state in Chapter 1, "the movement of people across national borders represents one of the most vivid dramas of social reality in the contemporary world." This comparative text examines contemporary immigration across the globe, focusing on 20 major nations. Noted schol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kivisto, Peter, 1948- (Autor), Faist, Thomas, 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Los Angeles : Pine Forge Press, ©2010.
Colección:Sociology for a new century.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Moving Across Borders.
  • Part 1: Movement. Accounting for Immigration Flows ; Counting Contemporary Immigration Flows.
  • Part 2: Settlement. Assimilation: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Reframing ; Transnationalism and the Persistence of Homeland Ties ; Multiculturalism: A New Mode of Incorporation.
  • Part 3: Control. The State and Immigration Control ; Citizenship and the State in a Globalizing World.