Anthropology and Migration: Essays on Transnationalism, Ethnicity, and Identity

by Caroline B. Brettell

Book Overview

Brettell's new book provides new insight into the processes of migration and transnationalism from an anthropological perspective. She analyzes macro and micro approaches to migration theory, utilizing her extensive fieldwork in Portugal and many other countries. Key issues she discusses include: immigrant incorporation vs. assimilation models; the impacts on individual, household and community as well as institutions and states; ethnic group composition;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759103208
• ISBN13: 9780759103207
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.0"