Global Asian City

Global Asian City
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9781119380047
ISBN-13 : 1119380049
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Book Synopsis Global Asian City by : Francis L. Collins

Download or read book Global Asian City written by Francis L. Collins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Asian City provides a unique theoretical framework for studying the growth of cities and migration focused on the notion of desire as a major driver of international migration to Asian cities. Draws on more than 120 interviews of emigrants to Seoul—including migrant workers from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, English teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA, and international students at two elite Korean universities Features a comparative account of different migrant populations and the ways in which national migration systems and urban processes create differences between these groups Focuses on the causes of international migrant to Seoul, South Korea, and reveals how migration has transformed the city and nation, especially in the last two decades


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