Made in the Philippines: Gendered Discourses and the Making of Migrants

ISBN-13: 9780415700153 / Twarda / 2003 / 176 str.

James A. (Kent State University) Tyner

Opis

Labour migration is regulated by the government private, and non-governmental/non-private organizations. Tyner argues that migrants are socially constructed by these parties and that migrants in turn become political resources.

Spis treści

The Discontinuities of Philippine Migration.  The Making of Migrants.  The Professionalization of Entertainment. Performing Migration.  The Political Process of Making Migrants.

O autorze

James A. Tyner is Associate Professor of Geography at Kent State University.