| Citizens Abroad: Emigration and the State in the Middle East and North Africa Contributor(s): Brand, Laurie A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521100917 ISBN-13: 9780521100915 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: This work looks at the state-emigrant relationship in the cases of Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 304.809 |
| Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.87 lbs) 268 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Despite the fact that the majority of emigration today originates in the global south, most research has focused on the receiving states of Europe and North America, while very little attention has been paid to the policies of the sending states toward emigration or toward their nationals abroad. Taking the country cases of Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan, this work explores the relationship between the government of the sending states, the outmovement of their citizens and the communities of expatriates that have developed. By focusing on the evolution of government institutions charged with various aspects of expatriate affairs, this work breaks new ground in understanding the changing nature of the relationship between expatriates and their home state. Far from suggesting that the state is waning in importance, the conclusions indicate that this relationship provides evidence both of state resilience and of new trends in the practice of sovereignty. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brand, Laurie a.: - Laurie A. Brand is Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. She is also the author of Jordan's Inter-Arab Relations (1994), Palestinians in the Arab World (1988), and Women, the State and Political Liberalization (1998). |