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The Political Economy of Managed Migration - Nonstate Actors, Europeanization, and the Politics of Designing Migration Policies... The Political Economy of Managed Migration - Nonstate Actors, Europeanization, and the Politics of Designing Migration Policies (Hardcover)
Georg Menz
R2,996 Discovery Miles 29 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

European governments have re-discovered labor migration, but are eager to be perceived as controlling unsolicited forms of migration, especially through asylum and family reunion. The emerging paradigm of managed migration combines the construction of more permissive channels for desirable and actively recruited labor migrants with ever more restrictive approaches towards asylum seekers. Non-state actors, especially employer organizations, trade unions, and humanitarian non-governmental organizations, attempt to shape regulatory measures, but their success varies depending on organizational characteristics. Labor market interest associations' lobbying strategies regarding quantities and skill profile of labor migrants will be influenced by the respective system of political economy they are embedded in. Trade unions are generally supportive of well-managed labor recruitment strategies. But migration policy-making also proceeds at the European Union (EU) level. While national actors seek to upload their national model as a blueprint for future EU policy to avoid costly adaptation, top-down Europeanization is re-casting national regulation in important ways, notwithstanding highly divergent national regulatory philosophies.
Based on field work in and analysis of primary documents from six European countries (France, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and Poland), The Political Economy of Managed Migration makes an important contribution to the study of a rapidly Europeanized policy domain. Combining insights from the literature on comparative political economy, Europeanization, and migration studies, the book makes important contributions to all three, while demonstrating how migration policy can be fruitfully studied by employing tools from mainstream political science, rather than treating it as a distinct subfield.

Uprooted in Old Age - Soviet Jews and Their Social Networks in Israel (Hardcover, New): Howard Litwin Uprooted in Old Age - Soviet Jews and Their Social Networks in Israel (Hardcover, New)
Howard Litwin
R2,555 Discovery Miles 25 550 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This first-hand empirical study of elderly Soviet Jews who immigrated to Israel during the Great Exodus of 1989 to 1991 demonstrates the double jeopardy of transnational relocation in later life. The book traces the depletions that occurred in the elderly immigrants' social networks and examines the impact of a range of network factors on their personal well-being. Given the dearth of systematic field research into the problems and needs of elderly immigrants, and of this group in particular, gerontologists and sociologists will find this case study invaluable. Students, teachers, policymakers, social service providers, and other professional practitioners will gain from the findings about elderly immigrants' network relationships and from practical suggestions for the planning of effective network interventions on their behalf.

Conditional Freedom - Free Soil and Fugitive Slaves from the U.S. South to Mexico's Northeast, 1803-1861 (Hardcover):... Conditional Freedom - Free Soil and Fugitive Slaves from the U.S. South to Mexico's Northeast, 1803-1861 (Hardcover)
Thomas Mareite
R3,462 Discovery Miles 34 620 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

While the literature on slave flight in nineteenth-century North America has commonly focused on fugitive slaves escaping to the U.S. North and Canada, Conditional Freedom provides new insights on the social and political geography of freedom and slavery in nineteenth-century North America by exploring the development of southern routes of escape from slavery in the U.S. South and the experiences of self-emancipated slaves in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. In Conditional Freedom, Thomas Mareite offers a social history of U.S. refugees from slavery, and provides a political history of the clash between Mexican free soil and the spread of slavery west of the Mississippi valley during the nineteenth-century.

Transnational Citizenship - Membership and Rights in International Migration (Hardcover): Rainer Bauboeck Transnational Citizenship - Membership and Rights in International Migration (Hardcover)
Rainer Bauboeck
R3,800 Discovery Miles 38 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Regional integration, mass migration and the development of transnational organizations are just some of the factors challenging the traditional definitions of citizenship. In this important new book, Rainer Baubock argues that citizenship rights will have to extend beyond nationality and state territory if liberal democracies are to remain true to their own principles of inclusive membership and equal basic rights. In Transnational Citizenship theoretical discussion of the definition and extension of citizenship rights is combined with comparative policy analysis on rules of naturalization and expatriation in liberal democratic states. An important distinction is drawn between nominal citizenship, which refers to the legal status of membership, and substantial citizenship, which concerns the distribution of basic rights in a state. Three areas where states can become more open to the acceptance of migrants as citizens are suggested: naturalization, the extension of citizenship rights to non-citizens and the admission of immigrants. Although the author still regards citizenship in terms of membership of territorially bounded states, he argues that it can no longer be defined by the model of national communities. In exploring what it means to accept migrants as members of liberal democracies, Rainer Baubock has made a singular contribution to our understanding of citizenship and the right to migration. Innovative without being utopian, this important book will be welcomed by political and sociological theorists, migration researchers and lawyers concerned with issues of migration and naturalization.

Chinatown in Britain - Diffusions and Concentrations of the British New Wave Chinese Immigration (Hardcover, New): Wai-Ki Luk Chinatown in Britain - Diffusions and Concentrations of the British New Wave Chinese Immigration (Hardcover, New)
Wai-Ki Luk
R2,511 Discovery Miles 25 110 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The focus of this book is on Chinese immigration in the past two decades and its spatial manifestations in Britain. A major argument in this study is that if the 1980s can be recorded as a turning point in the history of Chinese immigration to Britain because the decade marked a substantial increase in and a diversity of Chinese immigrants, it should also be considered a landmark in contemporary British urban history as it featured a major transformation in the Chinese urban landscape. This book examines how changes in the contexts of exit and reception have stimulated quantitative and qualitative changes in Chinese immigration, and how these changes in immigration facilitate the development of Chinatowns and Chinese settlements.

Mr. G's Battle Cry! La Causa De La Raza Wants You (Hardcover): Javier Gomez Mr. G's Battle Cry! La Causa De La Raza Wants You (Hardcover)
Javier Gomez
R950 Discovery Miles 9 500 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Migration, Citizenship and Identity - Selected Essays (Hardcover): Stephen Castles Migration, Citizenship and Identity - Selected Essays (Hardcover)
Stephen Castles
R4,013 Discovery Miles 40 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stephen Castles provides a deeper understanding of recent 'migration crises' in this fascinating and highly topical work. The book links theory and methodology to real-world migration experiences, with a truly global perspective and in-depth analysis of the links between economics, migration and asylum and refugee issues. Key features surrounding this complex and often controversial field are examined through five thematic sections: the sociological theories and methodologies most appropriate for understanding the migratory process, including the changing nature of international migration in an era of globalization analysis of contemporary types of migration and the cruciality of understanding migration as a dynamic social process - inability to do so may lead to policy failure and unintended consequences the relationship between migration and development asylum and refugees the effects of international migration on citizenship and identity, providing a critical perspective on the emergence of transnationalism. Migration, Citizenship and Identity will appeal to graduate students, senior undergraduates and lecturers in international migration, globalization, sociology, political science, demography and geography. Government officials, civil society activists, social workers, medical personnel, lawyers and other professional groups whose work is concerned with migrants and refugees will also find much to engage them.

Like the Wind I Go - A memoir of Iran, America, my struggle to freedom (Hardcover): Vahid Imani Like the Wind I Go - A memoir of Iran, America, my struggle to freedom (Hardcover)
Vahid Imani
R586 Discovery Miles 5 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nosotros y los otros... en la frontera sur de Mexico (English, Spanish, Hardcover): Amelia Acosta Leon Nosotros y los otros... en la frontera sur de Mexico (English, Spanish, Hardcover)
Amelia Acosta Leon
R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Es una obra persistente en el esfuerzo por revelar lo que sucede en esa peque a parte de un territorio compartido, en la que a pesar de los avances del gobierno en cuanto al marco jur dico, y a las bondades otorgadas por m ltiples organizaciones humanitarias nacionales e internacionales a los migrantes, parece haberse detenido el tiempo. El fen meno es tozudo, ah sigue, la poblaci n flotante cada d a se incrementa, las modalidades de "enganchar" a los migrantes se diversifica, es m?'s agresiva; entonces, surgen las preguntas existe un l mite para el sufrimiento humano? Le otorgan los actores en sus interrelaciones, al sufrimiento humano, la m nima conceptualizaci n tica, cuando se observa que en algunos hogares, en su interior, existen acciones que conocemos como inmorales? Tiene sentido real la vida ara ellos? Qu sucede con la conciencia moral individual y colectiva de los decisores de pol ticas?Es esta una narrativa que si bien en principio se inspira en la realidad, la autora se vale del conocimiento del contexto y una imaginaci n extraordinaria, para dar forma a una obra sin precedentes.Lic. En Historia y Contadur a; Maestra en Filosof a; Dra. En Ciencias Pol ticas y Sociales; Postdoctorante en Desarrollo Regional; Perfil Deseable PROMEP; Miembro del RCEA-CONACYT; Medalla Benito Ju rez a la Investigaci n, Autora de m ltiples libros y art culos nacionales e internacionales, Catedr tica y Funcionaria P blica.

European Somalis' Post-Migration Movements (Hardcover): Joelle Moret European Somalis' Post-Migration Movements (Hardcover)
Joelle Moret
R1,352 Discovery Miles 13 520 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Korean, Asian, or American? - The Identity, Ethnicity, and Autobiography of Second-Generation Korean American Christians... Korean, Asian, or American? - The Identity, Ethnicity, and Autobiography of Second-Generation Korean American Christians (Hardcover)
Jacob Yongseok Young
R1,658 Discovery Miles 16 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The voices of second-generation Korean Americans echo throughout the pages of this book, which is a sensitive exploration of their struggles with minority, marginality, cultural ambiguity, and negative perceptions. Born in the United States, they are still viewed as foreigners because of their Korean appearance. Raised in American society, they are still tied to the cultural expectations of their Korean immigrant parents. While straddling two cultures, these individuals search for understanding and attempt to rewrite their identity in a new way. Through autobiographical reconstruction and identity transformation, they form a unique identity of their own-a Korean American identity. This book follows a group of second-generation Korean American Christians in the English-speaking ministry of a large suburban Korean church. It examines their conflicts with the conservative Korean-speaking ministry ruling the church and their quest to achieve independence and ultimately become a multicultural church.

The UNHCR and Disaster Displacement in the 21st Century - An Organizational Analysis (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Sinja Hantscher The UNHCR and Disaster Displacement in the 21st Century - An Organizational Analysis (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Sinja Hantscher
R1,420 Discovery Miles 14 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book offers an in-depth case study on the leading international refugee agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and its approach to environmentally displaced persons. The author examines the UNHCR on the basis of expert interviews and content analysis in order to highlight why and how the organization is addressing the issue. The analysis draws on organizational as well as security theory, offering readers a better understanding of the connection between the two. The book appeals to scholars in the fields of migration and organizational studies, as well as policymakers and professionals working in international organizations.

Constructing Black Selves - Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation (Hardcover): Lisa Diane McGill Constructing Black Selves - Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation (Hardcover)
Lisa Diane McGill
R2,879 Discovery Miles 28 790 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction.

aMoving against the traditional grain of migration scholarship in the United States, McGill forges a compelling cross-sectional dialogue among the languages, discourses, and cultural experiences of native-born and immigrant blacks in the twentieth century.a
"Multicultural Review"

In 1965, the Hart-Cellar Immigration Reform Act ushered in a huge wave of immigrants from across the Caribbean--Jamaicans, Cubans, Haitians, and Dominicans, among others. How have these immigrants and their children negotiated languages of race and ethnicity in American social and cultural politics? As black immigrants, to which America do they assimilate?

Constructing Black Selves explores the cultural production of second-generation Caribbean immigrants in the United States after World War II as a prism for understanding the formation of Caribbean American identity. Lisa D. McGill pays particular attention to music, literature, and film, centering her study around the figures of singer-actor Harry Belafonte, writers Paule Marshall, Audre Lorde, and Piri Thomas, and meringue-hip-hop group Proyecto Uno.

Illuminating the ways in which Caribbean identity has been transformed by mass migration to urban landscapes, as well as the dynamic and sometimes conflicted relationship between Caribbean American and African American cultural politics, Constructing Black Selves is an important contribution to studies of twentieth century U.S. immigration, African American and Afro-Caribbean history and literature, and theories of ethnicity and race.

Crimmigration in Australia - Law, Politics, and Society (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Peter Billings Crimmigration in Australia - Law, Politics, and Society (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Peter Billings
R4,299 Discovery Miles 42 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This multidisciplinary book introduces readers to original perspectives on crimmigration that foster holistic, contextual, and critical appreciation of the concept in Australia and its individual consequences and broader effects. This collection draws together contributions from nationally and internationally respected legal scholars and social scientists united by common and overlapping interests, who identify, critique, and reimagine crimmigration law and practice in Australia, and thereby advance understanding of this important field of inquiry. Specifically, crimmigration is addressed and analysed from a variety of standpoints, including: criminal law/justice; administrative law/justice; immigration law; international law; sociology of law; legal history feminist theory, settler colonialism, and political sociology. The book aims to: explore the historical antecedents of contemporary crimmigration and continuities with the past in Australia reveal the forces driving crimmigration and explain its relationship to border securitisation in Australia identify and examine the different facets of crimmigration, comprising: the substantive overlaps between criminal and immigration law; crimmigration processes; investigative techniques, surveillance strategies, and law enforcement agents, institutions and practices uncover the impacts of crimmigration law and practice upon the human rights and interests of non-citizens and their families. analyse crimmigration from assorted critical standpoints; including settler colonialism, race and feminist perspectives By focusing upon these issues, the book provides an interconnected collection of chapters with a cohesive narrative, notwithstanding that contributors approach the themes and specific issues from different theoretical and critical standpoints, and employ a range of research methods.

La Chicana and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender (Hardcover): Irene I. Blea La Chicana and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender (Hardcover)
Irene I. Blea
R2,046 Discovery Miles 20 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In this study, Irene I. Blea describes the social situation of La Chicana, a minority female whose life is influenced by racism and sexism. Blea analyzes contemporary scholarship on race, class, and gender, scrutinizing the use of language and labels to examine how La Chicana is affected by these factors. The wide-ranging study explores the history of Chicanas and the meaning of the term Chicana, and considers her socialization process, the consequences of deviating from gender roles, and the evolution of Hispanic women onto the national scene in politics, health, economics, education, religion, and criminal justice. To date, little attention has been paid to the political, social, and cultural achievements of La Chicana. The shared lives of Mexican-American women and men at home and inside and outside of the barrio are also investigated. This unique volume highlights the variables that effectively discriminate against women of color. Following a chapter that reviews the literature on Chicanas and focuses on their participation in three major social movements, the text discusses the conquest of Mexico and the blending of Aztec and Spanish cultures. Next, the life of colonial Hispanic women in Mexico and the United States and the role of the Mexican War in shaping the Mexican-American experience are investigated. The following three chapters explore how Americanization disempowered La Chicana; discuss the contemporary cultural roles of la mujer (woman) and their impact on men's roles; and consider the lives of older women. Chapter Seven looks at how some women are defining new roles for La Chicana. Current social issues are compared with and contrasted to those of the 1960s. The final chapters develop a theory of discrimination based on the academic work of racial and ethnic minority scholars and feminist scholars, exploring new directions in the study of Chicanas. This volume is valuable as an undergraduate or graduate text, and as a reference work, as well as a useful resource for social service providers.

An International Overview on Women and Migration (Hardcover): Douglas Taylor An International Overview on Women and Migration (Hardcover)
Douglas Taylor
R2,941 R2,664 Discovery Miles 26 640 Save R277 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Who Are We Now? - Stories of Modern England (Hardcover): Jason Cowley Who Are We Now? - Stories of Modern England (Hardcover)
Jason Cowley
R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 2022 'I can't tell you how refreshing it is in these polarised times to read a book on politics that doesn't have an axe to grind . . . an essential read.' The Sunday Times 'Subtle, sophisticated . . . compellingly told . . . This is a gentle and intelligent book, refreshingly unpolemical and reflective.' Observer Book of the Week Jason Cowley, editor-in-chief of the New Statesman, examines contemporary England through a handful of the key news stories from recent times to reveal what they tell us about the state of the nation and to answer the question Who Are We Now? Spanning the years since the election of Tony Blair's New Labour government to the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, the book investigates how England has changed and how those changes have affected us. Cowley weaves together the seemingly disparate stories of the Chinese cockle-pickers who drowned in Morecambe Bay, the East End Imam who was tested during a summer of terror, the pensioner who campaigned against the closure of her GP's surgery and Gareth Southgate's transformation of English football culture. And in doing so, Cowley shows the common threads that unite them, whether it is attitudes to class, nation, identity, belonging, immigration, or religion. He also examines the so-called Brexit murder in Harlow, the haunting repatriation of the fallen in the Iraq and Afghan wars through Wootton Bassett, the Lancashire woman who took on Gordon Brown, and the flight of the Bethnal Green girls to Islamic State, fleshing out the headlines with the very human stories behind them. Through these vivid and often moving stories, Cowley offers a clear and compassionate analysis of how and why England became so divided and the United Kingdom so fragmented, and how we got to this cultural and political crossroads. Most importantly, he also shows us the many ways in which there is genuine hope for the future.

Challenging the Borders of Justice in the Age of Migrations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Juan Carlos Velasco, MariaCaterina La... Challenging the Borders of Justice in the Age of Migrations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Juan Carlos Velasco, MariaCaterina La Barbera
R3,130 Discovery Miles 31 300 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The volume gathers theoretical contributions on human rights and global justice in the context of international migration. It addresses the need to reconsider human rights and the theories of justice in connection with the transformation of the social frames of reference that international migrations foster. The main goal of this collective volume is to analyze and propose principles of justice that serve to address two main challenges connected to international migrations that are analytically differentiable although inextricably linked in normative terms: to better distribute the finite resources of the planet among all its inhabitants; and to ensure the recognition of human rights in current migration policies. Due to the very nature of the debate on global justice and the implementation of human rights and migration policies, this interdisciplinary volume aims at transcending the academic sphere and appeals to a large public through argumentative reflections. Challenging the Borders of Justice in the Age of Migrations represents a fresh and timely contribution. In a time when national interests are structurally overvalued and borders increasingly strengthened, it's a breath of fresh air to read a book in which migration flows are not changed into a threat. We simply cannot understand the world around us through the lens of the 'migration crisis'-a message the authors of this book have perfectly understood. Aimed at a strong link between theories of global justice and policies of border control, this timely book combines the normative and empirical to deeply question the way our territorial boundaries are justified. Professor Ronald Tinnevelt, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands This book is essential reading for those frustrated by the limitations of the dominant ways of thinking about global justice especially in relation to migration. By bringing together discussions of global justice, cosmopolitan political theory and migration, this collection of essays has the potential to transform the way in which we think and debate the critical issues of membership and movement. Together they present a critical interdisciplinary approach to international migration, human rights and global justice, challenging disciplinary borders as well as political ones. Professor Phil Cole, University of the West of England, UK

Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience (Hardcover): Plummer A. Jones Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience (Hardcover)
Plummer A. Jones
R2,995 Discovery Miles 29 950 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From 1876 to 1924--a period of free immigration--the mission of the American public library in its work with immigrants was to Americanize the immigrants by teaching them English and preparing them for citizenship. From 1924 to 1948--a period of restricted immigration--the mission of the American public library in its work with immigrants was to educate the adult immigrant and to internationalize the American community. Together, the public library and the immigrant community have shaped and perpetuated the national understanding of the value of ethnicity and internationalism to American society. The American public librarians took on the roles of advocates for immigrant rights, social workers, propagandists for the American way, and educators.

At the end of the twentieth century, as at the beginning, Americans are still debating the place of immigrants in American society. Public librarians are now as they were then, going about their duties and responsibilities of providing advice and materials to help immigrants, legal and illegal, cope with everyday life in America. The American public library has remained a sovereign alchemist, turning the base metal of immigrant potentialities into the gold of American realities.

The Great Black Migration - A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic (Hardcover): Steven A. Reich The Great Black Migration - A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic (Hardcover)
Steven A. Reich
R2,997 Discovery Miles 29 970 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Treating broad themes as well as specific topics, this guide to the Great Black Migration will introduce high school students to a touchstone critical to shaping the history of African Americans in the United States. The movement of Southern blacks to the urban North and West over the course of the 20th century had a profound impact on black life, affecting everything from politics and labor to literature and the popular arts. This encyclopedia provides readers and researchers with a comprehensive reference work on this central topic of African American history, exploring the breadth of the black migration experience from its origins in the agricultural economy of the post-Civil War South to the return migration of the late 20th century. Entries cover such topics as the destinations that attracted black migrants, the impact of the Great Migration on black religion, the relationship between migration and black politics, and the patterns of discrimination and racial violence migrants encountered. Unlike more general reference works on African American history, each entry in the encyclopedia situates its subject within the context of black migration and articulates connections between the subject of the entry and the overall history of the migration. Provides students with essential information about key people, places, organizations, and events that defined the movement of Southern African Americans to the urban North and West Covers the first major migration between the advent of World War I and the Great Depression and the second, smaller wave from 1940 to 1970 Devotes considerable space to the social, cultural, and political world of black migrant communities of the urban North and West Includes primary sources to promote critical thinking and interpretive reading underscored in the Common Core Standards Features contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including art and music history, demography, economics, journalism, history, literary criticism, political science, and sociology

Beyond the Shadow of Camptown - Korean Military Brides in America (Hardcover): Ji-Yeon Yuh Beyond the Shadow of Camptown - Korean Military Brides in America (Hardcover)
Ji-Yeon Yuh
R2,875 Discovery Miles 28 750 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Yuh has composed a complex, provocative, and compassionate portrayal of the experiences of Korean military brides from the 1950s through the 1990s. . . . Delving into how these women face isolation and alienation from both Korean and US societies because of their transnational status, Yuh's masterful history demonstrates that these women have resisted perceptions of both societies and forged communities based on their claiming Korean and US identities as Korean military brides. A wonderful resource... Highly recommended."
--"Choice"

"Ji-Yeon Yuh's book poignantly illustrates the human costs and benefits of militarized migration in the context of American-Korean relations."
--"The Journal of Asian Studies"

"Impeccably researched and seamlessly executed."
--"Bitch Magazine"

"IThis is one of the most compelling books I have read this year...Ji-Yeon Yuh's account is alternately heart breaking and inspiring."
-- "Comparative/World"

"Ji-Yeon Yuh uses a wealth of sources, especially moving oral histories, to tell an important, at times heartbreaking, story of Korean military brides. She takes us beyond the stereotypes and reveals their roles within their families, communities, and Korean immigration to the U.S. Without ignoring their difficult lives, Yuh portrays these women's agency and dignity with skill and compassion."
--K. Scott Wong, Williams College

"Ji-Yeon Yuh's study is to be commended on several counts, not the least of which is the aunique prisma (dust jacket) she gives the contemporary reader into the social and cultural contract between Korea and the United States, clearly a template that we would be advised to heed in these troubledtimes."
-- "The Journal of American History"

"By studying the lives and history of Korean amilitary brides, a Ji-Yeon Yuh pays tribute to an important group that has not received the understanding, attention, and respect that it deserves. Full of compelling stories, Beyond the Shadow of the Camptowns is sure to inspire new ways of thinking about U.S. and especially immigration history, as well as Asian American and Asian history."
--Elaine Kim, University of California at Berkeley

"Where do marriage, diaspora, racism and the politics of global alliances converge? In the dreams and dailiness of the thousands of Korean women living in the United States today. Ji-Yeon Yuh's engaging and revealing book shows us that by listening attentively to the Korean women married to white and black American men, we can become a lot smarter about the realities of globalized living."
--Cynthia Enloe, author of "Maneuvers: the International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives"

""Beyond the Shadoe of Camptown" is a readable and poignant piece of scholarship. There is much worth praising in this book."
--Brandon Palmer, University of Hawaii at Manoa

"In general, the fluid writing style demonstrates Yuh's background in journalism, and helps explain why this work made its way from dissertation to hardcover so rapidly. It is a study that demands attention from scholars of foreign relations and migration between Korea and the United States, and deserves attention from ethnic studies scholars and immigration scholars as well."--"Journal of American Ethnic History"

"Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America, immigration historian Ji-Yeon Yuh explores how Koreanwomen relate to American men in these cross-cultural relationships, and how the military link between the dominant U.S. and subservient Korea tends to complicate their marriages, already challenging for many other reasons, with a dose of international politics as well."
--"Korean Quarterly"

"Through compelling oral histories, she traces the lives of women form successive generations of brides."
--"Chronicle of Higher Education"

Since the beginning of the Korean War in 1950, nearly 100,000 Korean women have immigrated to the United States as the wives of American soldiers. Based on extensive oral interviews and archival research, Beyond the Shadow of the Camptowns tells the stories of these women, from their presumed association with U.S. military camptowns and prostitution to their struggles within the intercultural families they create in the United States.

Historian Ji-Yeon Yuh argues that military brides are a unique prism through which to view cultural and social contact between Korea and the U.S. After placing these women within the context of Korean-U.S. relations and the legacies of both Japanese and U.S. colonialism vis A vis military prostitution, Yuh goes on to explore their lives, their coping strategies with their new families, and their relationships with their Korean families and homeland. Topics range from the personal--the role of food in their lives--to the communalthe efforts of military wives to form support groups that enable them to affirm Korean identity that both American and Koreans would deny them.

Relayed with warmth and compassion, this is the first in-depth study of Korean military brides, and is a groundbreaking contribution to AsianAmerican, women's, and "new" immigrant studies, while also providing a unique approach to military history.

Handbook on Critical Geographies of Migration (Paperback): Katharyne Mitchell, Reece Jones, Jennifer L. Fluri Handbook on Critical Geographies of Migration (Paperback)
Katharyne Mitchell, Reece Jones, Jennifer L. Fluri
R1,512 Discovery Miles 15 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Border walls, shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, separated families at the border, island detention camps: migration is at the centre of contemporary political and academic debates. This ground-breaking Handbook offers an exciting and original analysis of critical research on themes such as these, drawing on cutting-edge theories from an interdisciplinary and international group of leading scholars. With a focus on spatial analysis and geographical context, this volume highlights a range of theoretical, methodological and regional approaches to migration research, while remaining attuned to the underlying politics that bring critical scholars together. Divided into six thematic sections, including new areas in critical migration research, the book covers the key questions galvanizing migration scholars today, such as issues surrounding refugees and border militarization. Each chapter explores new themes, expanding on core theories to convey fresh insight to contemporary research. A key resource for migration, refugee and border studies this Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the topic, covering a vast array of research ideas with a specific focus on the geographical aspects of migration. Scholars working on migration, refugees, asylum, transnationalism, humanitarianism and borders will find this an invaluable read. Contributors: J. Allsopp, I. Atac, N. Bagheri, A. Blunt, J. Bonnerjee, A. Burridge, M. Casas-Cortes, A. Chikanda, S. Cobarrubias, K. Coddington, M. Collyer, D. Conlon, J. Crush, T. Davies, S. Dhesi, P. Ehrkamp, J.L. Fluri, G. Garelli, N. Gill, M. Gilmartin, C. Goh, M. Griffiths, E. Ho, J. Hyndman, A. Isakjee, R. Jones, B. Kasparek, P. Kelly, S. Kok, A.-K. Kuusisto-Arponen, R.B. Lacy, J. Loyd, K. MacFarlane, C. Maharaj, L. Martin, D.E. Martinez, E. Mavroudi, C. Menjivar, K. Mitchell, B. Muller, P. Pallister-Wilkins, N. Paszkiewicz, T. Raeymaekers, R. Rogers, R. Rotter, A. Sabhlok, R. Sampson, M. Schmidt-Sembdner, A. Secor, J. Slack, E. Steinhilper, S.D. Walsh, H. van Houtum, M. Walton-Roberts, K. Wee, Y. Weima, B. Yeoh

A Study of Jewish Refugees in China (1933-1945) - History, Theories and the Chinese Pattern (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Guang Pan A Study of Jewish Refugees in China (1933-1945) - History, Theories and the Chinese Pattern (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Guang Pan
R2,927 Discovery Miles 29 270 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book comprehensively discusses the topic of Jews fleeing the Holocaust to China. It is divided into three parts: historical facts; theories; and the Chinese model. The first part addresses the formation, development and end of the Jewish refugee community in China, offering a systematic review of the history of Jewish Diaspora, including historical and recent events bringing European Jews to China; Jewish refugees arriving in China: route, time, number and settlement; the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai; Jewish refugees in other Chinese cities; the "Final Solution" for Jewish refugees in Shanghai and the "Designated Area for Stateless Refugees"; friendship between the Jewish refugees and the local Chinese people; the departure of Jews and the end of the Jewish refugee community in China. The second part provides deeper perspectives on the Jewish refugees in China and the relationship between Jews and the Chinese. The third part explores the Chinese model in the history of Jewish Diaspora, focusing on the Jews fleeing the Holocaust to China and compares the Jewish refugees in China with those in other parts of the world. It also introduces the Chinese model concept and presents the five features of the model.

Coming to Terms With Superdiversity (Hardcover): Paul Van de Laar, Maurice Crul, Peter Scholten Coming to Terms With Superdiversity (Hardcover)
Paul Van de Laar, Maurice Crul, Peter Scholten
R1,358 Discovery Miles 13 580 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Refugees in International Relations (Hardcover): Alexander Betts, Gil Loescher Refugees in International Relations (Hardcover)
Alexander Betts, Gil Loescher
R3,543 Discovery Miles 35 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Refugees lie at the heart of world politics. The causes and consequences of, and responses to, human displacement are intertwined with many of the core concerns of International Relations. Yet, scholars of International Relations have generally bypassed the study of refugees, and Forced Migration Studies has generally bypassed insights from International Relations. This volume therefore represents an attempt to bridge the divide between these disciplines, and to place refugees within the mainstream of International Relations. Drawing together the work and ideas of a combination of the world's leading and emerging International Relations scholars, the volume considers what ideas from International Relations can offer our understanding of the international politics of forced migration. The insights draw from across the theoretical spectrum of International Relations from realism to critical theory to feminism, covering issues including international cooperation, security, and the international political economy. They engage with some of the most challenging political and practical questions in contemporary forced migration, including peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction, and statebuilding. The result is a set of highly original chapters, yielding not only new concepts of wider relevance to International Relations but also insights for academics, policy-makers, and practitioners working on forced migration in particular and humanitarianism in general.

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