Migration, immigration and emigration Books

Book SynopsisThis volume investigates what role colonial communities and diaspora have had in shaping the Portuguese empire and its heritage, exploring topics such as Portuguese migration to Africa, the Ismaili and the Swiss presence in Mozambique, the Goanese in East Africa, the Chinese in Brazil, and the history of the African presence in Portugal.Trade Review“This is an extremely well-conceived, well-edited volume, shedding salutary light on a whole range of subjects related to diaspora and migration. It will be of great interest to those working on history, cultural studies, and politics.” (Gabriel Paquette, Luso-Brazilian Review, Vol. 52 (2), December, 2015)"The role of the empire in building the grandeur of the Portuguese destiny has, as Imperial Migrations shows so excellently, obscured the multiple agencies involved in imperial constructions. Decentring empires involves acknowledging diasporas, and in so doing acknowledging the multiplicities inherent in the project of modernity, both in the past and in the present." - Toby Green, Africa, 84(4) "This book provides a wide panorama [...] aim in 330 pages of the migrations within the spaces colonized by Portugal and/or those of the people subjected to Portuguese colonization. [...] it allows us to draw interesting comparisons with other imperial situations. Thus it contributes, by including the spaces colonized by Portugal, to current debates within the field of imperial studies, connected history, and global history." - Victor Pereira, African Affairs, 144(456)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes of Contributors Introduction: Portugal, Empire and Migrations; E.Morier-Genoud & M.Cahen PART I: LONGUE-DUREE MIGRATIONS IN AND AROUND THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE 'Portuguese' Diasporas: A Survey of the Scholarly Literature; E.Alpers & M.Ball Africans in Portuguese Society: Classification Ambiguities and Colonial Realities; I.C.Henriques PART II: COLONIAL MIGRATIONS IN THE THIRD PORTUGUESE EMPIRE Colonial Migration to Angola and Mozambique: Constraints and Illusions; C.Castelo Imperial Actors? Cape Verdean Mentality in the Portuguese Empire Under the Estado Novo, 1926–1974; A.Keese Unlike the other Whites? The Swiss in Mozambique under Colonialism; S.Chichava The Ismailis of Mozambique. History of a Twofold Migration (late 19th Century-1975); N.Khouri & J.P.Leite PART III: MIGRATIONS AT THE MARGINS OF THE THIRD EMPIRE Representing the Portuguese Empire: Goan Consuls in British East Africa, c.1920-1950; M.Frenz The Making of a Portuguese Community in South Africa, 1900-1994; C.Glaser From Mozambique to Brazil: The 'Good Portuguese' of the Chinese Athletic Club; L.Macagno PART IV: IDEOLOGY AND HERITAGE Luso-African Intimacies: Conceptions of National and Transnational Community; R.Williams 'Mundo Pretuguês': Colonial and Postcolonial Diasporic Dis/articulations; A.Vakil 'Portugal is in the Sky': Conceptual Considerations on Communities, Lusitanity and Lusophony; M.Cahen Conclusion: Decolonization and Diaspora; J.Darwin Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book critically engages with a series of provocative questions that ask: Why are contemporary societies so dependent on constructive and destructive effects of individualization? The innovative answers suggested in this book are focused on two types of challenges accompanying the rise of individualization.Table of Contents1. The Global Context .- 2. Social Reality and Concepts .- 3. Millennia of Individualization .- 4. Upgrading Employability .- 5. Organizational Settings of Individualization .- 6. Cross-Border Migration .- 7. Migration Crisis .- 8. Futures of Individualization.

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Book SynopsisArt, Borders and Belonging: On Home and Migration investigates how three associated conceptshouse, home and homelandare represented in contemporary global art. The volume brings together essays which explore the conditions of global migration as a process that is always both about departures and homecomings, indeed, home-makings, through which the construction of migratory narratives are made possible. Although centrally concerned with how recent and contemporary works of art can materialize the migratory experience of movement and (re)settlement, the contributions to this book also explore how curating and exhibition practices, at both local and global levels, can extend and challenge conventional narratives of art, borders and belonging. A growing number of artists migrate; some for better job opportunities and for the experience of different cultures, others not by choice but as a consequence of forced displacement caused economic or environmental collapse, or by poliTrade ReviewThis is a wonderfully curated collection of essays. The range of artistic material is rich, and the thematic focus on art’s unique potential to weave together experiences of migration, borders, homemaking and belonging is remarkably consistent, as is the authors’ innovative use of feminist and transnational perspectives to foreground female artists and engage with their works in close readings that are both intimate and trenchant. * Anne Ring Petersen, Professor of Modern Culture & Contemporary Art at the Department of Arts & Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark *Whether they are from Cyprus, Palestine, Spain, Kazakhstan or elsewhere, artists who have relocated often make works that not only invoke the idea of a lost home but also an impetus to achieve a sense of belonging in their new places of abode. This orientation, so important in contemporary art, is explored eloquently and compellingly in Art, Borders and Belonging. * Brenda Schmahmann, Professor and SARChI Chair in South African Art & Visual Culture, University of Johannesburg, South Africa *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Introduction: Art, Borders and Belonging: On Home and Migration, Maria Photiou (University of Derby, UK) and Marsha Meskimmon (Loughborough University, UK) 1. Weaving Together: Narratives of Home, Exile and Belonging, Maria Photiou (University of Derby, UK) 2. Parastou Forouhar: Materialising Pain and Beauty, Lydia Wooldridge (Bristol School of Art and University of the West of England, UK) 3. Deciphering Home Through Hajra Waheed’s Archival Investigations, Sarah Fox (Carleton University, Canada) 4. Re-creating the Place of Home in Remedios Varo’s La creación de las aves, Nadia Garcia (University College Cork, Ireland) 5. Identity and (Not) Belonging: Art and the Politics of British-ness in 1980s Britain, Imogen Racz (Coventry University, UK) 6. Aftershocks and (Un)belongings: Reflecting on Home Strike, Alexandra Kokoli (Middlesex University London, UK) and Basia Sliwinska (University of the Arts London, UK) 7. Crossing literal and conceptual borders: Nepantla practices of the borderlands in performance projects by Guillermo Gomez-Peña, Eva Zetterman (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) 8. Boundaries and belonging in Kazakh art: a case study of Red Butterfly by Almagul Menlibayeva, Aliya de Tiesenhausen (Independent Scholar, UK) 9. 'Arrival city' versus 'dysfunctional nation': Exhibiting the 'migration crisis' at the 2016 Venice Architectural Biennale, Joel Robinson (The Open University, UK) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBarbara Bompani is a Reader in Africa and International Development at the Centre of African Studies, the University of Edinburgh, UK. She is the co-editor of two collections including Christian Citizens and the Moral Regeneration of the African State (2017).B Camminga (they/them) is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. They are co-editor of Queer and Trans African Mobilities: Migration, Asylum and Diaspora (ZED, 2021). John Marnell (he/him) is a Doctoral Fellow at the African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is co-editor of Queer and Trans African Mobilities: Migration, Asylum and Diaspora (ZED, 2021). Kamau Wairuri is a Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University, UK.

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Book SynopsisDaniela Hofmann is Professor in Neolithic Archaeology at the University of Bergen, Norway.Catherine J. Frieman is Associate Professor of European Archaeology at the Australian National University, Australia. Martin Furholt is Professor of Prehistoric and Social Archaeology at Kiel University, Germany. Stefan Burmeister is the Director of the Varusschlacht Archaeological Museum, Germany. Niels Nørkjær Johannsen is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Aarhus University, Denmark.

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Book SynopsisDaniel Akech Thiong was born in southern Sudan (now South Sudan) and spent his early life in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. He is currently an independent consultant on the politics and economics of South Sudan who also runs a scholarship programme for refugee students as part of the Walking Buildings Project. Thiong's writing has appeared in the Oxford Journal of African Affairs, openDemocracy, and African Arguments. His previous book, The Politics of Fear in South Sudan, was published by Zed Books in 2021.

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Book SynopsisAndrew Geddes is Director of the Migration Policy Centre and holds a Chair in Migration Studies. Prior to joining EUI he was a Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK. Andrew has been involved in a huge research project funded by the European Research Council on the drivers of global migration governance, and is widely seen as a leading expert on European migration and mobility, having published on the subject extensively.Leila Hadj Abdou is a Research & Teaching Fellow at the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) and the School of Transnational Governance (STG) at the European University Institute (EUI). Prior to joining the EUI, Leila held academic positions at the University of Vienna (Austria), the University of Sheffield (UK); and the School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS, Johns Hopkins University) in Washington D.C. Leila has also extensive, practical experience in the field of asylum/migration, having held positions in 2016 and 2017 as a project coordinator foTrade ReviewThis excellent book on the politics of EU citizenship, migration and asylum could not be more timely, at a moment when different occurrences such as Brexit, the Global Compact on Migration or the Member States´ ageing population affect policies in this area. As such, the authors have completed a crucial reference that all students on the topic should consult in the coming years. * Diego Acosta, University of Bristol, UK *A most welcome contribution to the study of “migration” and “mobility”. Well-researched and accessibly written, it offers a nuanced analysis of one of the most salient issues in contemporary European politics. * Pontus Odmalm, University of Edinburgh, UK *Offering a comprehensive update of a key text, this is an important contribution to our understanding of the complex, changing and contested field of migration. Combining analysis of different forms of migration and different aspects of the policy process, this is an accessible and engaging resource for both students and researchers. * Gill Allwood, Nottingham Trent University, UK *This 2nd edition is the best book available on European migration policy and politics. The authors have pulled off the rare feat of writing a book that will appeal to readers who are new to the subject, but which at the same time provides analytical insights for advanced researchers. It should be read widely. * James Hampshire, University of Sussex, UK *A one-stop resource offering the analytical tools and essential facts to understand the migration politics and policies of the EU and its member countries. There is no better guide to these vital issues. * David Scott FitzGerald, University of California San Diego, USA *This indispensable book provides a map to navigate the complex EU migration and asylum landscape. Using the framework of migration types and attendant policy dilemmas it offers a fantastically incisive introduction that will enlighten and engage students and specialists alike. * Bridget Anderson, University of Bristol, UK *It provides a valuable illustration of how EU policies develop, both politically and institutionally, which is ideal for teaching EU politics, and it offers a concrete description of how migration develops and is managed in the European case. * IEUSS Review of Books *Table of Contents1. Studying Migration and Mobility in the European Union 2. Migration and Mobility in Europe 3. The EU Dimension 4. Labour and Migration 5. Family Migration 6. Irregular Migration 7. Asylum 8. Mobility, Citizenship and EU Enlargement 9. Immigration Integration 10. Student Migration 11. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisNow in paperback, the bestseller from author David McCullough-the enthralling story of the Americans who journeyed to Paris between 1830 and 1900.

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Book SynopsisWelfare Reform in Canada provides systematic knowledge of Canadian social assistance by assessing provincial welfare regimes and emphasizing changes since the late twentieth century. The book examines activation, social investment, and economic inequalities and provides nuanced perspectives on social welfare across Canada's provinces in relation to trends and issues in the country and beyond. These conceptual, international, and historical perspectives inform in-depth case studies of social assistance reform in each province. The key issues of social assistance in Canada, including gender relations, immigrants, Aboriginal peoples, and the impact of activation programs, are addressed, as is the possibility of convergence taking place in provincial welfare policy.This book is the second volume in the Johnson-Shoyama Series on Public Policy, published by the University of Toronto Press in association with the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, an interdisTrade ReviewBeland and Daigneault have assembled a wide-ranging and comprehensive study of what remains an essential component of Canada's social security system, as it is in most liberal welfare states. The chapters are effectively organized to offer a thorough overview of Canadian social assistance. Almost all empirical chapters are detailed and well organized, which attests to fine editorial oversight and the careful selection of participants, as well as reflecting consistent dedication by the authors. By bringing the volume to print so quickly, the University of Toronto Press is offering readers very current assessments of these programmes. This is an important study. Journal of Social PolicyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Preface Introduction: Understanding Welfare Reform in the Canadian Provinces Pierre-Marc Daigneault and Daniel B land Part I: International, Comparative, and Multilevel Perspectives 1. International Trends in Social Assistance Robert Henry Cox 2. Federal Policies, National Trends, and Provincial Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Recent Developments in Social Assistance in Canada, 1990-2013 Gerard W. Boychuk 3. An Overview of Social Assistance Trends in Canada Ronald Kneebone and Katherine White 4. Poverty and Inequality Trends in Canada Brian Murphy, Andrew Heisz, and Xuelin Zhang Part II: The State of Social Assistance in the Provinces 5. Social Assistance in Ontario Peter Graefe 6. Qu bec: The Ambivalent Politics of Social Solidarity Alain No l 7. Social Assistance in British Columbia Jane Pulkingham 8. The State of Social Assistance in Alberta Donna E. Wood 9. Social Assistance in Saskatchewan: Development, Reform, and Retrenchment Rick August 10. Social Assistance in Manitoba Wayne Simpson 11. Social Assistance in New Brunswick: Origins, Developments, and Current Situation Luc Th riault and H l ne Lebreton 12. Welfare Reform in Canada: Nova Scotia Stella Lord 13. The State of Social Assistance in Newfoundland and Labrador Matthieu Mondou 14. The State of Social Assistance in Prince Edward Island Kathleen Flanagan Part III: Contemporary Issues and Challenges 15. Gendering Social Assistance Reform Amber Gazso 16. Entrenched Residualism: Social Assistance and People with Disabilities Michael J. Prince 17. Immigrants on Social Assistance in Canada: Who Are They and Why Are They There? Tracy Smith-Carrier and Jennifer Mitchell 18. Playing Catch-up with Ghosts: Income Assistance for First Nations on Reserve Martin Papillon 19. Aging and Social Assistance in the Provinces Patrik Marier and Anne-Marie S guin 20. Shelter and the Street: Housing, Homelessness, and Social Assistance in the Canadian Provinces Michael J. Prince 21. Do Active Programs Work? A Review of Canadian Welfare-to-Work Experiments Kelly Foley Conclusion: A Brief Survey of Welfare Reform in the Canadian Provinces Daniel B land and Pierre-Marc Daigneault Postface: From Welfare Reform-to Welfare Reformulation Sherri Torjman and Ken Battle Index

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Book SynopsisThe presence of migrant workers has become a central feature of labour markets in highly developed countries. The International Labour Organisation estimates that in 2013 there were 112 million resident migrant workers in the 58 highest-income countries, who made up 16% of the workforce. Non-resident workers have also increasingly become part of the labour available for employment in other states, often on a temporary basis. This work takes a thematic and comparative approach to examine the profound implications of contemporary labour migration for employment law regimes in highly developed countries. In so doing, it aims to promote greater recognition of labour migration-related questions, and of the interests of migrant workers, within employment law scholarship. The work comprises original analyses by leading scholars of migration and employment law at the European Union level, and in Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. The specific position of migrant workers is addressed, for example as regards equality of treatment, or the position in employment law of migrant workers without a right to work. The work also explores the effects of migration levels and patterns upon general employment law including the law relating to collective bargaining, and remedies against exploitation.

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Book SynopsisOver the past 15 years, the town of Lewiston, Maine-once a booming mill town that had fallen on harder times - has improbably become one of the most Islamic towns in America. Some 6000 Somali immigrants have settled there, drastically changing the makeup of a town of 36,000 people in total. Lewiston now has the third highest per capita Muslim population of any U.S. cityCynthia Anderson tells the story of this fractious yet resilient town and how it is thriving in a new era. With empathy and honesty, she delivers a dramatic portrait of a community grappling with change, while humanising one of the most defining political issues in America today. Her reporting takes the reader deep into the lives of both immigrants and lifelong Mainers to tell the story of America's relationship to Islam, and deliver an honest refutation of the idea that we'd be better off without change.Read more

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Book SynopsisI Have a Story to Tell You is about Eastern European Jewish immigrants living in Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg in the early twentieth century. The stories encompass their travels and travails on leaving home and their struggles in the sweatshops and factories of the garment industry in Canada. Basing her work on extensive interviews, Seemah Berson recreates these immigrants' stories about their lives in the Old Country and the hardship of finding work in Canada, and she tells how many of these newcomers ended up in the needle trades. Revealing a fervent sense of socialist ideology acquired in the crucible of the Russian Revolution, the stories tell of the influence of Jewish culture and traditions, of personalâand organizedâfights against exploitation, and of struggles to establish unions for better working conditions. This book is a wonderful resource for teachers of Canadian, Jewish, and social history, as well as auto/biography and cultural studies. The simplicity of the language, transcribed from oral reports, makes this work accessible to anyone who enjoys a good story.Trade Review``Seemah C. Berson's I Have a Story to Tell You consists of a series of detailed interviews with Jews who fled to Canada from Eastern Europe during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Berson interviewed these immigrants in the mid-1970s, and in this collection, she has kept herself in the background, enabling the interviewees' own stories to emerge virtually on their own. Their accounts are engaging, indeed fascinating, as well as informative.... Despite some limitations, this collection is very rich.'' -- Ruth A. Frager, McMaster University -- Canadian Jewish Studies, 19-19, 2010-2011, 201301Table of ContentsTable of Contents for I Have a Story To Tell You , edited by Seemah C. Berson Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Rose Kaplan Barkusky Rose Gordon Haskell (Harry) Ullman Muriel Grad Fanny (Baba) Osipov Abe Smith David Shaya Kirman Rose Smith Nina Dolgoy Ullman Sidney Sarkin Mr. Shano Sam Greenberg Pauline Chudnovsky Bluma Kogan Norman Massey Albert Abramowitz Lil Abramowitz Max Dolgoy James (Jimmy) Blugerman Samuel Nemetz Sylvia Grafstein Klein Molly Klein Goldsman Rose Esterson Joshua (Joe) Gershman Jennie Zelda Litvak Hyman Leibovitch Ena Ship Masha Goldkind Mary Kevalko Max Povitz Art Browner Bertha Dolgoy Guberman Max Yellen Dave Ship Ben Abrams Abraham Taylor Simon Harris Conclusion Notes Glossary Photographs follow page 112.

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Book SynopsisA straightforward discussion of the issues surrounding immigration U.S. immigration has been the subject of furious debates for decades. On one side, politicians and the media talk about aliens and criminals, with calls to "deport them all." On the other side, some advocates idealize immigrants and gloss over problems associated with immigration. Dialogue becomes possible when we dig deeper and ask tough questions: Why are people in other countries leaving their homes and coming here? What does it mean to be "illegal"? How do immigration raids, prisons, and border walls impact communities? Who suffers and who profits from our current system--and what would happen if we transformed it? The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers goes beyond soundbites to tackle these concerns in straightforward language and an accessible question-and-answer format. First published in 2007, this updated and expanded edition is an effective tool to confront current stereotypes and disinformation. Those who believe immigrants take jobs from citizens, don't pay taxes, strain public services, and threaten the dominant culture will find their assumptions challenged with compelling arguments and hard data. Ideal for classroom use, The Politics of Immigration provides those who are undecided about immigration with the facts and clear reasoning they need to develop an informed opinion.

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Book SynopsisA straightforward discussion of the issues surrounding immigration U.S. immigration has been the subject of furious debates for decades. On one side, politicians and the media talk about aliens and criminals, with calls to "deport them all." On the other side, some advocates idealize immigrants and gloss over problems associated with immigration. Dialogue becomes possible when we dig deeper and ask tough questions: Why are people in other countries leaving their homes and coming here? What does it mean to be "illegal"? How do immigration raids, prisons, and border walls impact communities? Who suffers and who profits from our current system--and what would happen if we transformed it? The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers goes beyond soundbites to tackle these concerns in straightforward language and an accessible question-and-answer format. First published in 2007, this updated and expanded edition is an effective tool to confront current stereotypes and disinformation. Those who believe immigrants take jobs from citizens, don't pay taxes, strain public services, and threaten the dominant culture will find their assumptions challenged with compelling arguments and hard data. Ideal for classroom use, The Politics of Immigration provides those who are undecided about immigration with the facts and clear reasoning they need to develop an informed opinion.

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Book SynopsisThe past few decades have witnessed a proliferation of economic sanctions, yet there seem to be few examples of sanctions meeting sender states' goals. Under what conditions do sanctions fail to change the behavior of so-called international pariah states, countries who violate various international norms? This book examines the impact of economic sanctions on target states' trading relationships through social network analysis, a method that has rarely been applied to the study of sanctions. Drawing on UN Comtrade data, Trading with Pariahs: Trade Networks and the Failure of Economic Sanctions shows that the imposition of sanctions can drastically change some states' trading networks, as states either find new trading partners (in the case of North Korea) or feel the sting of the sanctions from key trading partners (like Iran). Trading networks (such as Myanmar's) remain relatively stable over time as key trading partners refuse to impose sanctions. Through the theory of weaponized interdependence, Keith A. Preble and Charmaine N. Willis argue that the success or failure of sanctions to change target states' behavior depends on who imposes the sanctions. Sanctions imposed by the right sender states can be successful but also cannot rely solely on policies of isolation to achieve the goals of the sanctions.

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Book SynopsisFew places are more revealing than the Alps to grasp the uneven EU core-periphery dynamics intrinsic to the EU border regime. In 2015, the reintroduction of controls at northern Italian borders, as a response to asylum seekers' mobility, gave rise to a series of conflicts, contradictions and solidarities which this book explores. By contextualizing the governance of borders and migration in a broader framework, which includes the governance of EU states' debt, the book focuses on the effects of border regimes not only on migrants but also on EU societies. The ethnographic analysis of the everyday life of the French/Italian and Austrian/Italian borders makes visible the impacts of governance strategies which promote social polarization to contain potentially subversive moments of disruptions and transgressions. In particular, the book aims to challenge the idea of a supposed lack of morality of all non-white migration facilitators (derogatorily called passeurs), in contrast to white facilitators' ethical and political commitments; and the supposed incompatibility between white workers supporting reactionary populism and the New Left's Welcome Culture.

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Book SynopsisAngela Dew is discipline lead for the disability and inclusion team at Deakin University.

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Book SynopsisGeorgina Chami is lecturer in the Institute of International Relation at University of the West Indies.Christopher M. Brown is assistant professor of Political Science and International Studies at Georgia Southern University.Nalanda Roy is professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Georgia Southern University.

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Book SynopsisKyeyoung Park is professor and the Korea Times-Hankook Ilbo Endowed Chair in Korean American Studies at the University of California Los Angeles.

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Book SynopsisFranz Boas in Translation is the ultimate study of the legendary anthropologist Franz Boas and his work on the American Northwest. This groundbreaking study analyses what Boas did with local Native American legends passed down by the region's tribal groups. Three translations, originally published in 1888 and 1895, are presented here and constitute Boas's early attempts to define the cultural history of Pacific Northwest tribes. Using definitive plots, details, and incidents from a large collection of myths, comparative myths from other indigenous cultures, and a statistical method of multivariant analysis, Boas not only defined the historical relations of the regional tribes but also the role of diffusion in those relations.

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Book SynopsisItalian Culture in America: The Immigrants describes the nationwide anti-Italian discrimination, and often violent retribution, experienced by millions of immigrants during the formative years of an industrializing United States, from 1880 to 1930. This carefully presented work reveals the presence of Italian culture provided by hardworking, family-oriented Italians who bravely left their homeland in search of opportunity in America. Looking to his own Italian heritage, Giordano identifies so many of the "taken for granted" aspects of American life that have distinct Italian roots. Many creative innovations include banking, radio, the telephone, aeronautics, entertainment, and even the Statue of Liberty, among dozens of others. The study establishes that negative media stereotypes created by Hollywood are misunderstood and very often purely fictitious. In contrast, Giordano unfolds a factual story documenting the growing assimilation by Italians ingrained within all aspects of American culture. Italian Culture in America: The Immigrants will certainly fascinate those interested in Italian-American history. It will also help tell the story of all immigrants who entered and settled in the United States.

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the experiences of São Paulo's working class during Brazil's Old Republic (1891–1930), showing how individuals and families adapted to forces and events such as urbanization, discrimination, migration, and World War I. In this unique study, Ball combines social and economic methods to present a robust historical analysis of everyday life along racial, ethnic, national, and gender lines.Drawing from both statistical data and primary sources such as letters, newspapers, and interview transcripts, Ball demonstrates how the nation's coffee boom drew immigrants from Italy, Portugal, Germany, Lebanon, and northeastern Brazil. She examines the ways these workers responded to inflation; fluctuating immigration patterns; and labor market discrimination, which especially affected Afro-Brazilians, Portuguese, and women. This analysis emphasizes the family-centered nature of immigration to São Paulo in comparison with other immigrant destinations such as Buenos Aires and New York City.Ball's rich scholarship considers how the first World War exacerbated tensions and divisions within São Paulo's working class, which resulted in a deeply segmented labor market by the time Getúlio Vargas came to power in 1930. Shedding light on many reasons why Brazil experienced slower industrial innovation than other countries during this era, Ball provides invaluable context for the region's continued high inequality and sociocultural imbalances.

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Book SynopsisEngendering Transnational Voices examines the transnational practices and identities of immigrant women, youth, and children in an era of global migration and neoliberalism, addressing such topics as family relations, gender and work, schooling, remittances, cultural identities, caring for children and the elderly, inter- and multi-generational relationships, activism, and refugee determination.Expressions of power, resistance, agency, and accommodation in relation to the changing concepts of home, family, and citizenship are explored in both theoretical and empirical essays that critically analyze transnational experiences, discourses, cultural identities, and social spaces of women, youth, and children who come from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds; are either first- or second-generation transmigrants; are considered legal or undocumented; and who enter their adopted country as trafficked workers, domestic workers, skilled professionals, or students. The volume gives voice to individual experiences, and focuses on human agency as well as the social, economic, political, and cultural processes inherent in society that enable or disable immigrants to mobilize linkages across national boundaries.Table of Contents Engendering Transnational Voices: Studies in Family, Work, and Identity, edited by Guida Man and Rina Cohen Introduction: Engendering Transnational Voice Rina Cohen and Guida Man Part I: Experiencing Transnational Family Lives 1. Gulf Husbands and Canadian Wives: Transnationalism from Below among South Asiansâ€""A Classed, Gendered, and Racialized Phenomenon Tania Das Gupta 2. Maintaining Families Through Transnational Strategies: The Experience of Mainland Chinese Immigrant Women in Canada Guida Man 3. Intergenerational and Transnational Familyhood in Canada's Technology Triangle Amrita Hari 4. Transnational Family Exchanges in Senior Canadian Immigrant Families Nancy Mandell, Katharine King, Valerie Preston, Natalie Weiser, Ann Kim, and Meg Luxton Part II: Negotiating Transnational Care Work 5. Multidirectional Care in Filipino Families Valerie Francisco 6. Transnationalism and Remittances: The Double-edged Position of Transmigrant Women Engaged in the Domestic Service Sector Patience Elabor-Idemudia 7. Mothering Has No Borders: The Transnational Kinship Networks of Undocumented Jamaican Domestic Workers in Canada Susan M. Brigham 8. Transnational Motherhood: Constructing Intergenerational Relations Between Filipina Migrant Workers and Their Children Rina Cohen Part III: Constructing Transnational Cultural Identities 9. Living Up to Expectations: 2nd and 1.5-Generation Immigrant Students' Pursuit of University Education Leanne Taylor and Carl E. James 10. Family, Religion, and the Re-territorialization of Culture within the South Asian Diaspora Lina Samuel 11. Transnational Activism: An Asian Canadian Case Xiaoping Li Part IV: Contesting Hegemonic Discourses and Reshaping Transnational Social Spaces 12. Structuring Transnationalism: The Mothering Discourse and the Educational Project Ann Kim 13. Producing Refugees and Trafficked Persons: Women, Unaccompanied Minors and Discourses of Criminalized Victimhood Hijin Park 14. Field Correspondence: Exploring the Roots of the Transnational Habitus Christine Hughes 15. Migrant Networks: Peruvian Women (Re)Shaping Social Spaces in Madrid Felipe Rubio Contributors Index

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