Documenting Transnational Migration - Jordanian Men Working and Studying in Europe, Asia and North America (Hardcover)

Most studies on transnational migration either stress assimilation, circulatory migration, or the negative impact of migration. This remarkable study, which covers migrants from one Jordanian village to 17 different countries in Europe, Asia, and North America, emphasizes the resiliency of transnational migrants after long periods of absence, social encapsulation, and stress, and their ability to construct social networks and reinterpret traditions in such a way as to mix the old and the new in a scenario that incorporates both worlds. Focusing on the humanistic aspects of the migration experience, this book examines questions such as birth control, women's work, retention of tribal law, and the changing attitudes of migrants towards themselves, their families, their home communities, and their nation. It ends with placing transnational migration from Jordan in a cross-cultural perspective by comparing it with similar processes elsewhere, and critically reviews a number of theoretical perspectives that have been used to explain migration.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Directions in Anthropology
Release date:	July 2005
Authors:	Richard T Antoun
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	338
ISBN-13:	978-1-84545-037-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84545-037-X
Barcode:	9781845450373

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