Migration Theory: Talking Across Disciplines

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Caroline Brettell, James Frank Hollifield
Psychology Press, 2000 - Political Science - 239 pages
Migration theory: talking across disciplines / Caroline B. Brettell and James F. Hollifield - History and the study of immigration: narratives of the particular / Hasia R. Diner - Demography and international migration / Charles B. Keely - Are immigrants favorably self-selected? An economic analysis / Barry R. Chiswick - The sociology of immigration: from assimilation to segmented integration, from the American experience to the global arena / Barbara Schmitter Heisler - Theorizing migration in anthropology: the social construction of networks, identities, communities, and globalscapes / Caroline B. Brettell - The politics of international migration: how can we "bring the state back in?" / James F. Hollifield - Law and the study of migration / Peter H. Schuck - The economic analysis of immigration law / Howard F. Chang.
 

Contents

Migration Theory Taking across Disciplines
8
History and the Study of Immigration Narratives of the Particular
27
Demography and International Migration Charles B Keely
43
Are Immigrants Favorably SelfSelected? An Economic Analysis
61
The Sociology of Immigration From Assimilation to Segmented Integration from the American Experience to the Global Arena
77
Theorizing Migration in Anthropology The Social Construction of Networks Identities Communities and Globalscapes
97
The Politics of International Migration How Can We Bring the State Back In?
137
Law and the Study of Migration
187
The Economic Analysis of Immigration Law
205
CONTRIBUTORS
231
INDEX
233
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