Tony Fielding

Asian Migrations

Social and Geographical Mobilities in Southeast, East, and Northeast Asia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook describes and explains the complex reality of contemporary internal and international migrations in East Asia. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the text offers comprehensive coverage of all forms of migration including labour migration, student migration, marriage migration, displacement and human trafficking. Illustrated with more than 30 maps and diagrams, and text boxes containing key concepts and theories; this is an essential text for courses on East Asian migrations and mobility and important reading for courses on international migration and Asian societies more generally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780415639477
• ISBN-10: 0415639476
• Artikelnr.: 41847339

Autorenporträt

Tony Fielding is a Research Professor in Human Geography, Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Context: East Asian economy, space, and society 2. Context: East Asian
migrations - a historical overview 3. 'Heaven's Door': Southeast Asia's
international migration flows 4. 'Shadows in the Forest': Southeast Asia's
internal migration flows 5. Asia's global diaspora: 'China's' international
migration flows 6. Turbulent transitions: 'China's' internal migration
flows 7. Capitalism's global warriors: Northeast Asia's international
migration flows 8. Confucian capitalism's hyper-urbanization: Northeast
Asia's internal migration flows 9. Migration and globalization: East Asian
migrations now and in the future