The Global Horizon Expectations of Migration in Africa and the Middle East
Although contemporary migration in and from Africa can be understood as a continuation of earlier forms of interregional and international migration, current processes of migration seem to have taken on a new quality. This volume argues that one of the main reasons for this is the fact that local wo...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leuven
Leuven University Press
2021
Leuven : [2012] |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009424495606719 |
| Sumario: | Although contemporary migration in and from Africa can be understood as a continuation of earlier forms of interregional and international migration, current processes of migration seem to have taken on a new quality. This volume argues that one of the main reasons for this is the fact that local worlds are increasingly measured against a set of possibilities whose referents are global, not local. Due to this globalization of the personal and societal horizons of possibilities in Africa and elsewhere, in many contexts migration gains an almost inevitable attraction while, at the same time, act |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789461663993 9789461661258 |
