Migrating to America - Transnational Social Networks and Regional Identity Among Turkish Migrants (Hardcover)

Why do so many Turkish migrants choose to make their fortune in America when the proximity of Europe makes it a less costly risk? Here Lisa DiCarlo offers us new insights into the study of identity and migration. She draws on research and the history of the Black Sea region going back to the early years of the modern Turkish Republic, to explain current Turkish labor migration trends.

The forced ethnic migration between Greece and Turkey at the end of the Ottoman Empire stripped the Black Sea region of its artisans and merchants, weakening the economy and resulting in a trend of migration from this area. Through extensive field research Lisa DiCarlo reveals the kinship between Greeks and Turks originally from the Black Sea region. She argues current transnational chain migration from this area is led by regional identity over ethnicity. This strong regional bond leads Turkish migrants from the Black Sea region to follow Greek Black Sea migrants across the Atlantic to America, rather than their Turkish compatriots to Europe.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	May 2008
Authors:	Lisa DiCarlo
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-84511-646-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General
LSN:	1-84511-646-1
Barcode:	9781845116460

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