Global Asian City : Migration, Desire and the Politics of Encounter in 21st Century Seoul Paperback / softback
by Francis L. Collins
Part of the RGS-IBG Book Series series
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Global Asian City provides a unique theoretical framework for studying the growth of cities and migration focused on the notion of desire as a major driver of international migration to Asian cities. Draws on more than 120 interviews of emigrants to Seoul—including migrant workers from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, English teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA, and international students at two elite Korean universitiesFeatures a comparative account of different migrant populations and the ways in which national migration systems and urban processes create differences between these groupsFocuses on the causes of international migrant to Seoul, South Korea, and reveals how migration has transformed the city and nation, especially in the last two decades
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:29/06/2018
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- ISBN:9781119380009
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:29/06/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119380009
