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Illegal Immigration and Commercial Sex : The New Slave Trade
ISBN: 9780714648323 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Trafficking in women and children for the sex trade is a burgeoning industry. In some cases women knowingly enter the world of commercial sex, albeit as an act of economic desperation and propelled by concern for their family. In others, women seeking better conditions and remuneration overseas are deceived by attractive package deals and offers of well-paid jobs, only to be forced into prostitution on their arrival. The victims are women not only from developing countries, but also from eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, who are trafficked to western Europe, Israel, and the United...
Trafficking in women and children for the sex trade is a burgeoning industry. In some cases women knowingly enter the world of commercial sex, albeit ...
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728,68 |
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Arab and Jewish Immigrants in Latin America: Images and Realities
ISBN: 9780714648736 / Angielski / Twarda / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TheirThis collection of essays addresses various aspects of Arab and Jewish immigration and acculturation in Latin America. The volume examines how the Latin American elites who were keen to change their countries' ethnic mix felt threatened by the arrival of Arabs and Jews. ar rival was largely unexpected, and in some cases frankly undesired and practically banned.
TheirThis collection of essays addresses various aspects of Arab and Jewish immigration and acculturation in Latin America. The volume examines how th...
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704,38 |
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The British Empire as a World Power: Ten Studies
ISBN: 9780714651514 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These ten studies of decisions and decision-makers analyze the steps of the formation dance the British danced in the Middle Eastern international system from the late 18th century to the outbreak of the Cold War. Everything they did, they had done before; all the decisions they took, they had already taken. When they were not running harder in order to stand still, they turned in ever faster circles to avoid becoming dizzy.
These ten studies of decisions and decision-makers analyze the steps of the formation dance the British danced in the Middle Eastern international sys...
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922,99 |
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British Government Policy and Decolonisation, 1945-63: Scrutinising the Official Mind
ISBN: 9780714652207 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an in-depth study of the importnace of the Empire-Commonwealth in the two decades after WWII for Britain's self-image as a great power. By studying a wide range of debates on general and specific imperial problems, the book highlights the "official mind" of decolonization - and of late imperialism.
This book is an in-depth study of the importnace of the Empire-Commonwealth in the two decades after WWII for Britain's self-image as a great power. B...
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704,38 |
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Ethnic Groups in Motion : Economic Competition and Migration in Multi-Ethnic States
ISBN: 9780714652313 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During a single month in the year 2000, the following seemingly unrelated events occurred across the world. In Kosovo, Serbs and Albanians continued to evict each other from their respective homes. In China, the regulation of internal migration by the central authorities was being reconsidered as Uygur Muslims protest the reigns on their mobility. In Austria, Jorg Haider of the Freedom Party came to power advocating the repatriation of immigrants from Eastern Europe. In the United States, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, testified before Congress that it may be necessary to...
During a single month in the year 2000, the following seemingly unrelated events occurred across the world. In Kosovo, Serbs and Albanians continued t...
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194,26 |
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Diasporas and Ethnic Migrants: Germany, Israel and Russia in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780714652320 / Angielski / Twarda / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the political changes between 1989 and 1992, ethnic unmixing and ethnic migration reached a new climax. State formation in the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the collapse of Yugoslavia led to a new dynamic of interethnic relations between majority and minority populations. The break-up of these two multi-ethnic states created new minorities and made certain members of the previous titular nation (eg Russians, Serbs) into ethnic minorities. New states such as Croatia, Estonia and Macedonia were faced with the fact that large segments of their populations consisted of...
With the political changes between 1989 and 1992, ethnic unmixing and ethnic migration reached a new climax. State formation in the aftermath of the d...
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728,68 |
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Exiled to Palestine: The Emigration of Soviet Zionist Convicts, 1924-1934
ISBN: 9780714657080 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the unknown story of how Zionists imprisoned by Soviet authorities were allowed to choose sentences of permanent departure to Palestine, where they helped build Jewish society, the backbone of left-wing parties, and the powerful trade union movement. These leading authors bring to light undiscovered documents from archives opened after the collapse of the Soviet Union and go on to revise fundamental assumptions about these events. They examine the means by which internal power struggles and personal interventions in the uppermost echelons of the Soviet leadership... This is the unknown story of how Zionists imprisoned by Soviet authorities were allowed to choose sentences of permanent departure to Palestine, wh... |
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874,41 |
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Diasporas and Ethnic Migrants: Germany, Israel and Russia in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780714683843 / Angielski / Miękka / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work adopts a comparative approach to explore interrelations between two phenomena which, so far, have rarely been examined and analysed together, namely the dynamics of diaspora and minority formation in Central and Eastern Europe on the one hand, and the diaspora migration on the other.
This work adopts a comparative approach to explore interrelations between two phenomena which, so far, have rarely been examined and analysed together...
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223,41 |
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Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland
ISBN: 9780719075834 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland addresses the impact of recent, rapid social, economic, political and cultural change on Irish society. It includes chapters on citizenship and constitutional change, returned emigrants, the economic contribution of immigrants, the exploitation of migrant workers, asylum seekers and forced migrants, immigrant communities, politics, integration models and choices and social policy.
It will be of immense interest to students of sociology, social policy, human geography, politics, law and psychology and to general readers interested in... Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland addresses the impact of recent, rapid social, economic, political and cultural change on Iris...
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434,65 |
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Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland
ISBN: 9780719075841 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland addresses the impact of recent, rapid social, economic, political and cultural change on Irish society. It includes chapters on citizenship and constitutional change, returned emigrants, the economic contribution of immigrants, the exploitation of migrant workers, asylum seekers and forced migrants, immigrant communities, politics, integration models and choices and social policy. It will be of immense interest to students of sociology, social policy, human geography, politics, law and psychology and to general readers interested in...
Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland addresses the impact of recent, rapid social, economic, political and cultural change on Iris...
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102,22 |
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Beyond the Gateway: Immigrants in a Changing America
ISBN: 9780739106365 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A small but growing number of immigrants today are moving into new settlement areas, such as Winchester, Va., Greensboro, N.C., and Salt Lake City, Utah, that lack a tradition of accepting newcomers. Just as the process is difficult and distressing for the immigrants, it is likewise a significant cause of stress for the regions in which they settle. Long homogeneous communities experience overnight changes in their populations and in the demands placed on schools, housing, law enforcement, social services, and other aspects of infrastructure. Institutions have not been well prepared to cope....
A small but growing number of immigrants today are moving into new settlement areas, such as Winchester, Va., Greensboro, N.C., and Salt Lake City, Ut...
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208,89 |
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Migrant Cartographies: New Cultural and Literary Spaces in Post-Colonial Europe
ISBN: 9780739107553 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, Europe has had to constantly rethink and redefine its attitude towards new flows of immigrations. Issues of boundaries and identity have been integral to this reflection. Through a magnificent collection of essays, Migrant Cartographies examines both sites and conflicts and the way in which forms of belonging and identity have been reinvented.
In recent years, Europe has had to constantly rethink and redefine its attitude towards new flows of immigrations. Issues of boundaries and identity h...
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213,75 |
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Catching Fire: Containing Forced Migration in a Volatile World
ISBN: 9780739109236 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Catching Fire provides for the first time an in-depth analysis of political and humanitarian catastrophes in which forced migration characterizes the complexity of both the emergency and the response. The book examines forced migration both within borders and beyond borders, giving attention to the complex combination of circumstances in which refugees often find themselves and the impact of relief programs.
Catching Fire provides for the first time an in-depth analysis of political and humanitarian catastrophes in which forced migration characterizes the ...
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511,35 |
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Dialogues on Migration Policy
ISBN: 9780739110980 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dialogues on Migration Policy brings together leading American and European scholars of immigration politics to address migration policy. Editors Marco Giugni and Florence Passy's aim to present a number of informed 'dialogues' addressing three main theoretical concerns in this field: the role of the national state in a globalizing world, the determinants of policy change, and the role of collective interests in migration policy. Adopting an unconventional format, the novelty of Dialogues on Migration Policy lies in the fact that it is structured around a series of debates among authors. In...
Dialogues on Migration Policy brings together leading American and European scholars of immigration politics to address migration policy. Editors Marc...
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194,31 |
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Local Citizenship in Recent Countries of Immigration: Japan in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780739111925 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Because of severe domestic labor shortages, Japan has recently joined the increasing number of advanced industrialized nations that have begun importing large numbers of immigrant workers since the 1980s. Although the citizenship status of foreign workers is the most precarious in such recent countries of immigration, the national governments of these countries have become increasingly preoccupied with border enforcement, forcing local municipalities and organizations to offer basic rights and social services to the foreign residents who are settling in their local communities. This book...
Because of severe domestic labor shortages, Japan has recently joined the increasing number of advanced industrialized nations that have begun importi...
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578,08 |
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Local Citizenship in Recent Countries of Immigration: Japan in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780739111932 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Because of severe domestic labor shortages, Japan has recently joined the increasing number of advanced industrialized nations that have begun importing large numbers of immigrant workers since the 1980s. Although the citizenship status of foreign workers is the most precarious in such recent countries of immigration, the national governments of these countries have become increasingly preoccupied with border enforcement, forcing local municipalities and organizations to offer basic rights and social services to the foreign residents who are settling in their local communities. This book...
Because of severe domestic labor shortages, Japan has recently joined the increasing number of advanced industrialized nations that have begun importi...
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204,03 |
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Oriental Bodies: Discourse and Discipline in U.S. Immigration Policy, 1875-1942
ISBN: 9780739112977 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oriental Bodies charts the discursive transformations of U.S. immigration policy between 1875 and 1942. Author James Tyner concentrates on the confluence of eugenics, geopolitics, and Orientalism as these intersect in the debates surrounding the exclusion of immigrants from China, Japan, and the Philippines. This unique work argues that United States immigration policy was founded on a particular discourse of eugenics and geopolitics and that this concentration was informed by a greater Orientalist discourse. Drawing from American foreign policy, identity politics, post-structuralism,...
Oriental Bodies charts the discursive transformations of U.S. immigration policy between 1875 and 1942. Author James Tyner concentrates on the conflue...
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184,60 |
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Managing Migration: The Promise of Cooperation
ISBN: 9780739113417 / Angielski / Miękka / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Managing Migration presents the valuable results of the Cooperative Efforts to Manage Emigration project, a bottom-up effort to identify models and best practices for spurring economic development and respect for human rights in migrant countries of origin.
Managing Migration presents the valuable results of the Cooperative Efforts to Manage Emigration project, a bottom-up effort to identify models and be...
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204,03 |
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Harbingers of Global Change: India's Techno-Immigrants in the United States
ISBN: 9780739114582 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Harbingers of Global Change enriches a revealing case study of a little-understood group of immigrants with the contemplation of broader social dynamics, including assimilation, acculturation, and the persistence of racial and ethnic prejudice. Author Roli Varma reveals how familiar obstacles to social equity such as the silicon ceiling are complicated by the unique constellation of social pressures confronting a group of scientists and engineers whose talent it highly valued, and yet whose presence as culturally unfamiliar human beings is received with unease and ambivalence. The analysis...
Harbingers of Global Change enriches a revealing case study of a little-understood group of immigrants with the contemplation of broader social dynami...
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403,20 |
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The Places We Share: Migration, Subjectivity, and Global Mobility
ISBN: 9780739117095 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While some people study globalization, others live their lives as global experiments. This book brings together people who do both. The authors or subjects of these studies are of diverse national, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. What they have in common is a connection to Morocco. It is from this shared space that they draw on personal stories, fieldwork, and literary and linguistic analysis to provide a critical, socially reflexive response to the conceptions of culture, identity, and mobility that animate debates on migration and cosmopolitanism. On the trail of the Bedouin or Europe's...
While some people study globalization, others live their lives as global experiments. This book brings together people who do both. The authors or sub...
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218,60 |
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