Asian Migrations: Social and Geographical Mobilities in Southeast, East, and Northeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415639477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 286 str.

Anthony J. Fielding

Opis

This textbook describes and explains the complex reality of contemporary internal and international migrations in East Asia. Taking an interdisciplinary approach; Tony Fielding combines theoretical debate and detailed empirical analysis to provide students with an understanding of the causes and consequences of the many types of contemporary migration flows in the region. Key features of Asian Migrations:

• Comprehensive coverage of all forms of migration including labour migration, student migration, marriage migration, displacement and human trafficking
• Text boxes containing key concepts and theories
• More than 30 maps and diagrams
• Equal attention devoted to broad structures (e.g. political economy) and individual agency (e.g. migration behaviours)
• Emphasis on the conceptual and empirical connections between internal and international migrations
• Exploration of the policy implications of the trends and processes discussed

Written by an experienced scholar and teacher of migration studies, 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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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