
A Nation of Emigrants
How Mexico Manages Its Migration
David Fitzgerald(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 2. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-520-25705-4 (ISBN)
Description
What do governments do when much of their population simply gets up and walks away? In Mexico and other migrant-sending countries, mass emigration prompts governments to negotiate a new social contract with their citizens abroad. After decades of failed efforts to control outflow, the Mexican state now emphasizes voluntary ties, dual nationality, and rights over obligations. In this groundbreaking book, David Fitzgerald examines a region of Mexico whose citizens have been migrating to the United States for more than a century. He finds that emigrant citizenship does not signal the decline of the nation-state but does lead to a new form of citizenship, and that bureaucratic efforts to manage emigration and its effects are based on the membership model of the Catholic Church.
Reviews / Votes
"Offers what is, to date, one of the most comprehensive looks into the politics and administration of emigration." Hispanic Amer Historical Review "Provides readers with keys to understanding the immense impact of immigration, not only on receiving countries, but on the sending society." Political Science QuarterlyMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
9 b-w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-25705-4 (9780520257054)
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E-Book
12/2008
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
€33.99
Available for download
Person
David Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego.