Migrant encounters : intimate labor, the state, and mobility across Asia /

Migrant Encounters examines what happens when migrants across Asia encounter the restrictions and opportunities presented by state actors and policies. Contributions draw on original ethnographic work foregrounding migrants' intimate lives to argue that such encounters unpredictably transform m...

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Main Authors:	Friedman, Sara (Author, Editor), Mahdavi, Pardis, 1978- (Author, Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Women immigrants > Asia. Women immigrants > Government policy > Asia. Women immigrants > Legal status, laws, etc. > Asia. Women foreign workers > Asia. Intercountry marriage > Asia. Labor mobility > Asia. Social mobility > Asia. Asia > Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Asia > Emigration and immigration > Law and legislation. Asia > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780812291841 0812291840
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central