Transnational Agency and Migration: Actors, Movements, and Social Support

by Wendy Smith

Migrants, both spatially and mentally, no longer settle in only one national territory but interact or move across borders regularly, profoundly challenging the nation-state and the image of society as a container. This volume explores the ways in which migrants, activists and professionals connect social worlds across national boundaries through a variety of social practices. The contributions from various disciplines - anthropology, economics, political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415899079
• ISBN13: 9780415899079
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"