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The contributors investigate the inter-relationships between migrant remittances and the family in Asia. They argue that, in the context of Asian transnational labour migration where remittances tend to become a primary currency of care, the making or breaking of the family unit is mainly contingent on how individuals handle remittance processes.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Migration, Remittances and the Family
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Remittances as Gendered Processes
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Remittances and Generational Dynamics of Change
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(Non-)Remittance and the Family in Crisis
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Reviews
“This volume, edited by Hoang and Yeoh, is a valuable addition to qualitative research on impacts of migration, building upon previous works that examine local–global networks responsible for, as well as created through, processes of migration. … this book pays particular attention to the intertwining of the symbolic and economic significance of remittances, and its impact on the family unit. … This is a highly recommended text for scholars researching migration, gender, Asia and international development.” (Aparna Parikh, Progress in Development Studies, Vol. 17 (3), 2017)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Cheryll Alipio, University of Queensland, Australia Cindy C. Fan, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Michele Ruth Gamburd, Portland State University, USA Philip Kreager, Somerville College, Oxford University, USA Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Steve McKay, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA Ruth Pearson, University of Leeds, UK Nitya Rao, University of East Anglia, UK Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, University of Southampton, UK Teresa Sobieszczyk, University of Montana, USA Sallie Yea, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transnational Labour Migration, Remittances and the Changing Family in Asia
Editors: Lan Anh Hoang, Brenda S. A. Yeoh
Series Title: Anthropology, Change, and Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137506863
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50685-6Published: 13 May 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-50596-8Published: 01 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50686-3Published: 13 May 2015
Series ISSN: 2947-6968
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6976
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 331
Topics: Development Economics, Migration, Asian Economics, Development Studies, Labor Economics