Anthropology and Migration by Caroline B. Brettell - 9780759103207

Anthropology and MigrationEssays on Transnationalism, Ethnicity, and Identity\nAuthor(s): Caroline B. Brettell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: AltaMira Press, United States\nImprint: AltaMira Press\nISBN-13: 9780759103207, 978-0759103207\nSynopsis\nBrettell's new book provides new insight into the processes of migration and transnationalism from an anthropological perspective. It has been estimated at the turn of the millennium that 160 million people are living outside of their country of birth or citizenship. The author analyzes macro and micro approaches to migration theory, utilizing her extensive fieldwork in Portugal as well as research in Germany, Brazil, France, the United States and Canada. Key issues she discusses include: the value of immigrant incorporation vs. assimilation models; the impacts on individual, household and community as well as institutions and states; the role of ethnicity and ethnic groups; the effects of clandestine or illegal immigration; the differing c.