Cultures of Migration: The Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility

by Jeffrey H. Cohen and İbrahim Sirkeci

Book Overview

Around the globe, people leave their homes to better themselves, to satisfy needs, and to care for their families. They also migrate to escape undesirable conditions, ranging from a lack of economic opportunities to violent conflicts at home or in the community. Most studies of migration have analyzed the topic at either the macro level of national and global economic and political forces, or the micro level of the psychology of individual migrants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292726856
• ISBN13: 9780292726857
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"