Albania on the move links between internal and international migration

An academic and personal journey into Albania's post-communist society, examining the links between internal and international migration in one of Europe's poorest countries. Starting from a cluster of villages in south-east Albania, the author follows rural migrants to their native urban...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vullnetari, Julie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press ©2012, 2012
Series:IMISCOE research
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:An academic and personal journey into Albania's post-communist society, examining the links between internal and international migration in one of Europe's poorest countries. Starting from a cluster of villages in south-east Albania, the author follows rural migrants to their native urban destinations within the country as well as abroad to Thessaloniki, Greece. Migrants' lives, experiences and feelings are captured through 150 in-depth interviews, a number of group discussions and ethnographic observations
Physical Description:275 pages illustrations, maps
ISBN:9789089643551
9789048516841
9048516846
9089643559