Local lives : migration and the politics of place /
Local Lives contests dominant trends in migration theory, demonstrating that many migrant identities have not become entirely diasporic or cosmopolitan, but remain equally focused on emplaced belonging and the anxieties of being uprooted. By addressing the question of how migrants legally and symbol...
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| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub.,
2010.
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| Series: | Studies in migration and diaspora.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Local Lives contests dominant trends in migration theory, demonstrating that many migrant identities have not become entirely diasporic or cosmopolitan, but remain equally focused on emplaced belonging and the anxieties of being uprooted. By addressing the question of how migrants legally and symbolically lay claim to owning and belonging to place, it refocuses our attention on the micro-politics and everyday rituals of place-making, that are central to the construction of migrant identities. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754699989 0754699986 |
