| Description |
182 pages : 1 map ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Beiträge zur Regional- und Migrationsforschung ; Bd. 3 |
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Beiträge zur Regional- und Migrationsforschung ; Bd. 3
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| Contents |
Migration as a balancing process: individual and societal connections of mobility / Dirk Hoerder -- People on the move: the inclusion of migrants in "labor transfer systems": the European case / Thomas Giesen -- International norms and refugees: the concentration camp of the Australian state / Alastair Davidson -- US-Philippines "Special relations" revived? National borders and the war against terror / Kathleen Weekly -- Gambling and the economic security of the American Indian: the case of the eastern band of the Cherokees / Anthony Andrew Hickey -- Constructing "Europe" and "European" identity: the role of education in the process of European unification / Katrin Kraus -- The national heritage of German colonialism: the continuing presence of the colonial past in Germany / Gottfried Mergner |
| Summary |
"The authors of this volume elucidate different aspects of how borders become constructed and permeated through analyses on a range of topics, including migration, colonialism, refugees, minority politics, international politics, and identity politics. This group of international authors addresses how these issues are situated in different parts of the world, including Europe, South-East Asia, Australia, and the U.S.A."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Some of these contributions were published previously in German within publications by IKO-Verlag between 2002 and 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Boundaries -- Political aspects.
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Boundaries -- Social aspects.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
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| Author |
Geisen, Thomas.
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Hickey, Anthony A. (Anthony Andrew)
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Karcher, Allen, 1948-
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| ISBN |
388939714X (paperback) |
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