Dimensions of International Migration

Edited By: Paivi Hoikkala

£39.99

This book follows migrants from challenging homelands into even more challenging new worlds. Spanning historical periods, these essays use diverse approaches to reveal the experiences of immigrants, providing a fresh perspective on today's immigration issues.

International Dimensions of Migration follows migrants from challenging situations in their homelands into even more challenging new worlds. Spanning historical periods from the aftermath of…

International Dimensions of Migration follows migrants from challenging situations in their homelands into even more challenging new worlds. Spanning historical periods from the aftermath of the American Civil War to the Third Reich to the modern era, the essays in this book use post-colonial literature, ethnographic research, primary sources, interviews, and a variety of other approaches to reveal the experiences of immigrants and their hosts. The critical method and broad, cross-cultural context of the volume provide a fresh perspective on the immigration issues we are encountering today.

Päivi Hoikkala received her doctoral degree from Arizona State University in 1995, with research focus on 20th century American Indian urban migration and community building. Since 1997, she has been a member of the History Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she teaches courses in American Indian history, immigration, the American West and California. Her publications include several essays on Native American women; she also writes commentary on American society and politics for an online publication in her native Finland.

Dorothy D. Wills is Chair of the Department of Geography and Anthropology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She holds MA and PhD degrees in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. An anthropologist and linguist, she has conducted research, taught, and worked in the development field in Senegal, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Bulgaria. Her current book research concerns cross-cultural patterns of marriage, the ways in which traditions are changing, and how such social institutions are impacted by globalization.