Beyond a Border : the Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Immigration.

The most up-to-date analysis of today's immigration issues As the authors state in Chapter 1, "the movement of people across national borders represents one of the most vivid dramas of social reality in the contemporary world." This comparative text examines contemporary immigration a...

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Main Author: Kivisto, Peter J.
Other Authors: Faist, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2009
Series:Sociology for a new century.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:The most up-to-date analysis of today's immigration issues As the authors state in Chapter 1, "the movement of people across national borders represents one of the most vivid dramas of social reality in the contemporary world." This comparative text examines contemporary immigration across the globe, focusing on 20 major nations. Noted scholars Peter Kivisto and Thomas Faist introduce students to important topics of inquiry at the heart of the field, including Movement: Explores the theories of migration using a historical perspective of
Item Description:About the Authors.
Physical Description:1 online resource (321 pages)
ISBN:9781452235875
1452235872
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.