Migration Theory: Talking across DisciplinesCaroline B. Brettell, James F. Hollifield During the last decade the issue of migration has increased in global prominence and has caused controversy among the host countries around the world. Continuing their interdisciplinary approach, editors Catherine Brettell and James Hollifield have included revised essays from the first edition in such fields as anthropology, political science, and history. This edition also features new essays by a demographer, geopgrapher, and sociologist.
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Contents
Migration Theory Talking across Disciplines | 1 |
Narratives of the Particular | 31 |
CHAPTER 2 Demographic Analyses of International Migration | 51 |
An Economic Analysis | 63 |
From Assimilation to Segmented Assimilation from the American Experience to the Global Arena | 83 |
The Social Construction of Networks Identities Communities and Globalscapes | 113 |
Geographical Theories in International Migration | 161 |
How Can We Bring the State Back In? | 183 |
CHAPTER 8 Law and the Study of Migration | 239 |
Interdisciplinarity Globality and Postdisciplinarity in Migration Studies | 259 |
Contributors | 279 |
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