Ireland, Migration and Return Migration: The Returned Yank in the Cultural Imagination, 1952 to Present (Moynihan Sinad)(Pevná vazba)

Ireland, Migration and Return Migration: The Returned Yank in the Cultural Imagination, 1952 to Present (Moynihan Sinad)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing on historical, literary and cultural studies perspectives, this book examines the phenomenon of the 'Returned Yank' in the cultural imagination, taking as its point of departure the most exhaustively discussed Returned Yank narrative, The Quiet Man (dir. John Ford, 1952). Often dismissed as

The Americanisation of Ireland: Migration and Settlement, 1841-1925 (Fitzpatrick David)(Pevná vazba)

Migration: The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present (Cohen Robin)(Pevná vazba)

The history of migration from prehistoric man's first steps out of the Rift Valley to the present-day exodus from Syria, and the effects migration has had on language and culture, artistic and scientific advancement throughout history.While recognizing that distinctions between categories are often

Regional Integration and Migration Governance in the Global South (Rayp Glenn)(Pevná vazba)

This topical volume deals with the major challenges of migration in the Global South and their governance, which are traditionally much less considered than migration to industrialized countries and its consequences. It is written in view of the intergovernmental agreement of the Global Compact for

Global Migration, Entrepreneurship and Society (Vershinina Natalia)(Pevná vazba)

In the field of business and management, the core concept associated with migration sees 'difference and distance' as liabilities, whether they are national, cultural, geographic, or semantic. While existing research is valuable, recently it has been suggested that an emphasis on liabilities and

Landscape of Migration: Mobility and Environmental Change on Bolivia's Tropical Frontier, 1952 to the Present (Nobbs-Thiessen Ben)(Paperback)

In the wake of a 1952 revolution, leaders of Bolivia's National Revolutionary Movement (MNR) embarked on a program of internal colonization known as the March to the East. In an impoverished country dependent on highland mining, the MNR sought to convert the nation's vast undeveloped Amazonian

If Everyone Returned, the Island Would Sink: Urbanisation and Migration in Vanuatu (Petrou Kirstie)(Pevná vazba)

Focusing on the small island of Paama, Vanuatu, and the capital, Port Vila, this book presents a rare and recent study of the ongoing significance of urbanization and internal migration in the Global South. Based on longitudinal research undertaken in rural 'home' places, urban suburbs and

South Asian Migration in the Gulf: Causes and Consequences (Chowdhury Mehdi)(Pevná vazba)

Chapter 1: Asian Migration to the Gulf States in the 21st Century.Chapter 2: Demography of the Gulf Region.Chapter 3: Is it the Kafala Tradition to Blame for the Exploitative Work Conditions in the Arab-Gulf countries?.Chapter 4: South Asian Migration in the Gulf: Topics for Economic

Migration Diplomacy: Egyptians Abroad and Interstate Relations in a Changing Middle East (Tsourapas Gerasimos)(Pevná vazba)

How does migration feature in states' diplomatic agendas across the Middle East? Migration diplomacy provides the first systematic examination of the foreign policy importance of migrants, refugees and diasporas in the Global South. Tsourapas examines how emigration-related processes become

Contemporary Christian-Cultural Values: Migration Encounters in the Nordic Region (Nahnfeldt Cecilia)(Paperback)

This book reconstructs the connection between religion and migration, drawing on post-colonial perspectives to shed light on what religion can contribute to migrant encounters. Examining the resources and motives for hospitality as lived in Christian contexts in the Nordic region, it addresses the

New Nomads - How the Migration Revolution is Making the World a Better Place (Marquardt Felix)(Pevná vazba)

Why the new nomad and an increase in migration is the best way to help the planet to

Isolation, Migration and Health (Roberts Derek F.)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the biological effects of human isolation and migration, and how the situations to which they give rise help to elucidate a variety of biological problems, ranging from evolutionary change to disease etiology. The majority of the case studies presented here are by Asian

In Search of a Better Life: British and Irish Migration (Davis Graham)(Pevná vazba)

This book of new research will challenge the traditional narratives of Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. It will argue that most of the migrants were not forced by circumstances to leave their country but looked forward to a

Migration and Integration: The Case for Liberalism with Borders (Farer Tom)(Pevná vazba)

Migration and Integration clarifies and proposes answers for all of the politically toxic questions associated with large-scale migration from the Global South to the Western liberal democracies. Driven by the conviction that the Alt-Right is using the issues of migration and integration

Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream (Imani Blair)(Pevná vazba)

A powerful illustrated history of the Great Migration and its sweeping impact on Black and American culture, from Reconstruction to the rise of hip hop. The Great Migration--when six million Black Americans left the American South for northern and western cities--sparked stunning demographic and

To the Ends of the Earth - Ireland's Place in Bird Migration (McGeehan Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

Visual Methodology in Migration Studies - New Possibilities, Theoretical Implications, and Ethical Questions(Pevná vazba)

This open access book explores the use of visual methods in migration studies through a combination of theoretical analyses and empirical studies. The first section looks at how various visual methods, including photography, film, and mental maps, may be used to analyse the spatial presence of

Contemporary Boat Migration: Data, Geopolitics, and Discourses (Burroughs Elaine)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores contemporary migration by boat through the intertwined, and under-explored, elements of empirical data, governance and geopolitics, and

Migration and the Making of Global Christianity (Hanciles Jehu J.)(Pevná vazba)

The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination (Ball Philip)(Pevná vazba)

'Impressive. . . . Rich in cultural history and imagination. . . . To Ball, mythic writing is where the conditions of irrationality, superstition, and enchantment persist: forms of wonder that depend on the disconnect between what we know for sure and what we simply believe.'--New York Times Book

Improvised Cities: Architecture, Urbanization, and Innovation in Peru (Gyger Helen)(Pevná vazba)

Beginning in the 1950s, an explosion in rural-urban migration dramatically increased the population of cities throughout Peru, leading to an acute housing shortage and the proliferation of self-built shelters clustered in barriadas, or squatter settlements. Improvised Cities examines the history of

Archetypal and Cultural Perspectives on the Foreigner: Minorities and Monsters (Wieland-Burston Joanne)(Paperback)

In this era of intense migration, the topic of the foreigner is of paramount importance. Joanne Wieland-Burston examines the question of the 'foreign' and 'foreigner' from multiple perspectives and explores how Jung and Freud were more interested in the wide phenomenon of the foreign in the

Return Migrants in Hong Kong, Singapore and Israel: Choices, Stresses and Coping (Chan Kwok-Bun)(Pevná vazba)

Chapter 1 Introduction - Cost-and-Benefit Analysis: Decision-Making in Migration 1.1 Globalization, Public Policy and Assimilation of Return Migration 1.2 Public Policy Implications of International Migration for Global Governance 1.3 Migrant Transnationalism and Family-based Migration 1.4

In West Mills (Winslow De'shawn Charles)(Pevná vazba)

A bighearted novel about family, migration, and the unbearable difficulties of love. Here's a cast of characters you won't soon forget. --Ayana Mathis, author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Winslow's impressive debut novel introduces readers to both a flawed, fascinating character in fiction and a