Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Bible Commentaries/
  2. Old Testament Bible Commentaries

Bookmark this item

Small Worlds, Global Lives

Islands and Migration

  • Hardback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

£154.03

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 3 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Plus Account

Bookmark this item

As "small worlds", where resources are often stretched, islands have had an intense experience of migration. For many small islands in a global era, migration represents a dialogue between different places, some urban, some rural. This book examines diverse facets of migration out of and into a variety of islands, from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific. It traces the way in which migration is of crucial importance, for demography, economics, culture, indeed the whole of island life and identity; it contrasts with the reality of emigration and the rhetoric of return. Topics explored include include migration and environmental change, language shifts, remittances, retirement migration, post-colonial identities and islanders on the Internet. The evidence shows that migration emerges our of islanders' needs, but inevitably transforms insular societies, changing values and expectations, yet rarely if ever contributing to a situation where it is no longer necessary.

  • Title

    Small Worlds, Global Lives

  • Author

    Russell King

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury 3PL

  • Published

    October 1999

  • Weight

    627g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781855675483

  • ISBN-10

    185567548X

  • Eden Code

    4329333