Migrant encounters : intimate labor, the state, and mobility across Asia

Migrant Encounters examines what happens when migrants across Asia encounter the restrictions and opportunities presented by state actors and policies. Contributions draw on original ethnographic work foregrounding migrants' intimate lives to argue that such encounters unpredictably transform m...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Friedman, Sara (VerfasserIn), Mahdavi, Pardis 1978- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015
Schlagworte:	Women immigrants Women foreign workers Intercountry marriage Labor mobility Social mobility Asia--Emigration and immigration--Government policy Women immigrants-Government policy-Asia Women immigrants-Legal status, laws, etc.-Asia Women foreign workers-Asia Intercountry marriage-Asia mehr... Labor mobility-Asia Social mobility-Asia Women immigrants-Asia Asia-Emigration and immigration-Law and legislation Asia-Emigration and immigration-Social aspects Asia ; Emigration and immigration ; Government policy Electronic books
Umfang:	1 online resource (256 pages)