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Migrants as Agents of Change

Download or Read eBook Migrants as Agents of Change PDF written by Izabela Grabowska and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Migrants as Agents of Change
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9781137590664
ISBN-13 : 1137590661
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Book Synopsis Migrants as Agents of Change by : Izabela Grabowska

Book excerpt: This book offers a unique and innovative way of looking at the paradoxical consequences of human mobility. Based on a three-year transnational multi-sited longitudinal research project, it demonstrates that not all migrants acquire, transfer and implement social remittances in the same way. Whilst the circulation of ideas, norms and practices is an important aspect of modernity, acts of resistance, imitation and innovation mean that whilst some migrants become ordinary agents of social change in their local microcosms, others may contest that change. By putting this individual agency centre stage, the authors trace how social remittances are evolving, and the ambiguous impact that they have on society. This thought-provoking work will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, geography and anthropology.


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