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Global Marriage Lucy Williams

Global Marriage By Lucy Williams

Global Marriage by Lucy Williams

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The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage.

Global Marriage Summary

Global Marriage: Cross-Border Marriage Migration in Global Context by Lucy Williams

The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage.

About Lucy Williams

LUCY WILLIAMS is a Lecturer in the School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research, University of Kent, UK, where she researches and teaches on migration, immigration policy, immigration detention and health and social care services for migrants and refugees. As well being an academic researcher and lecturer, she works with refugees and migrants in the voluntary sector.

Table of Contents

Introducing Cross-Border Marriage Migration Gendering Migration An Agency Approach to Understanding Marriage Migration An Overview of Global Cross-Border Marriage Migration Power, Stigma and Violence in Migration and Cross-border Marriage Transnational Marriage within South Asian Communities Cross-border Marriages within East Asia Marriage within Refugee Communities - Some Examples of Transnational and Non-transnational Marriages Migration Regimes and Policy Implications Migrant Life/ Married Life - Life as a Cross-border Marriage Migrant Conclusions and a Proposed Research Agenda Bibliography

Additional information

NLS9781349304141
9781349304141
134930414X
Global Marriage: Cross-Border Marriage Migration in Global Context by Lucy Williams
Lucy Williams
Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2010-01-01
250
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