Hometown Transnationalism Long Distance Villageness among Indian Punjabis and North African Berbers

Collective remittances, that is to say development initiatives carried out by immigrant groups for the benefit of their place of origin, have been attracting growing attention from both academics and policy makers. Focusing on hometown organisations, this book analyses the social mechanics that are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lacroix, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Collective remittances, that is to say development initiatives carried out by immigrant groups for the benefit of their place of origin, have been attracting growing attention from both academics and policy makers. Focusing on hometown organisations, this book analyses the social mechanics that are conducive to collective transnationalism
Physical Description:X, 217 p online resource
ISBN:9781137567215