Rethinking Transit Migration: Precarity, Mobility, and Self-Making in Mexico (Mobility and Politics)

Basok, Tanya; Bélanger, Danièle; Rojas Wiesner, Martha Luz; Candiz, Guillermo

ISBN 10: 1137509740 / ISBN 13: 9781137509741

Published by MacMillan, 2015

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pp. 144.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking Transit Migration: Precarity, Mobility, and Self-Making in Mexico (Mobility and Politics)
• Publisher: MacMillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137509740
• ISBN 13: 9781137509741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Questioning the notion of transit migration, the book examines factors that shape Central American migrants' mobility and immobility in the transnational space, comprised on Central American countries, Mexico, and the US.

About the Author

Tanya Basok is Professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology at the University of Windsor, Canada. Her research focuses principally on migration, citizenship, and migrant rights.

Danièle Bélanger is Professor at the Département de Géographie at the Université Laval, Canada. Her research focuses on international migration within Asia and the Americas.

Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner is Professor at the Departamento de Sociedad y Cultura at the Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico. Her research focuses on international female migration from Central America to Mexico.

Guillermo Candiz is Researcher at the Département de Géographie at the Université Laval, Canada. His research interests include development studies, migration, and migrants' mobility.