Beyond a border: the causes and consequences of contemporary immigration

Beyond A Border", as a part of the "Sociology for a New Century Series", gives professors a powerful and timely option to incorporate a concise and accessible overview of the' topic of immigration - a topic which, because of current political debates surrounding immigration in a post-9/11 world, is receiving much attention, both within the United States and worldwide. Dr Kivisto is a noted scholar in this area, and brings years of teaching and research expertise to this comparative text, which aims to examine immigration from a variety of angles INDICE: CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Moving Across Borders / SECTION I: Movement / CHAPTER 2: Accounting for Immigration Flows / CHAPTER 3: Counting Contemporary Immigration Flows / SECTION II: Settlement / CHAPTER 4: Assimilation: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Reframing / CHAPTER 5: Transnationalism and the Persistence of Homeland Ties / CHAPTER 6: Multiculturalism: A New Modeof Incorporation / SECTION III: Control / CHAPTER 7: The State and Immigration Control / CHAPTER 8: Citizenship and the State in a Globalizing World / References

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-2495-5
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés