| Migration, Homeland, and Belonging in Eurasia Contributor(s): Buckley, Cynthia J. (Editor), Ruble, Blair A. (Editor), Hofmann, Erin Trouth (With) |
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ISBN: 0801893313 ISBN-13: 9780801893315 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Physical Information: 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Migration, a force throughout the world, has special meanings in the former Soviet lands. Soviet successor countries, each with strong ethnic associations, have pushed some racial groups out and pulled others back home. Forcible relocations of the Stalin era were reversed, and areas previously closed for security reasons were opened to newcomers. These countries represent a fascinating mix of the motivations and achievements of migration in Russia and Central Asia.Migration, Homeland, and Belonging in Eurasia examines patterns of migration and sheds new light on government interests, migrant motivations, historical precedents, and community identities. The contributors come from a variety of disciplines: political science, sociology, history, and geography. Initial chapters offer overall assessments of contemporary migration debates in the region. Subsequent chapters feature individual case studies that highlight continuity and change in migration debates in imperial and Soviet periods. Several chapters treat specific topics in Central Eurasia and the Far East, such as the movement of ethnic Kazakhs from Mongolia to Kazakhstan and the continuing attractiveness to migrants of supposedly uneconomical cities in Siberia. |