Social science / Emigration & Immigration

From Every End of This Earth

by Steven V. Roberts

New York Times bestselling author Steven V. Roberts follows the stories of thirteen families in this poignant, eye-opening look at immigration in America today.

America is a nation of immigrants. But what does...

The Closing of the American Border

by Edward Alden

On September 10, 2001, the United States was the most open country in the world. But in the aftermath of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil, the U.S. government began to close its borders in an effort...

Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America

by Helen Thorpe

A powerful and moving account of four young women from Mexico who have lived most of their lives in the United States and attend the same high school. Two of them have legal documentation and two do not. Just...

Mobility, Sexuality and AIDS

by Felicity Thomas, Mary Haour-Knipe & Peter Aggleton

Over the past two decades, population mobility has intensified and become more diverse, raising important questions concerning the health and well-being of people who are mobile as well as communities of origin...

The Invisible Empire: White Discourse, Tolerance and Belonging

by Wemyss

How have dominant white and liberal discourses maintained their hegemony in a post-colonial world? Georgie Wemyss offers a significant and original contribution to critical race theory through this anthropological...

Irregular Migration from the Former Soviet Union to the United States

by Saltanat Liebert

This is the first book in English to examine irregular migration from former Soviet states to the United States. It discusses reasons for migration; the profile of migrants; how the process works, how migrants...

Lifestyle Migration: Expectations, Aspirations and Experiences

by Benson & O'Reilly

Relatively affluent individuals from various corners of the globe are increasingly choosing to migrate, spurred on by the promise of a better and more fulfilling way of life within their destination. Through...

Memories of Carolinian Immigrants: Autobiographies, Diaries, and Letters from Colonial Times to the Present

by Andreas Lixl

This anthology presents personal narratives and historical photographs that illuminate the diversity of immigrant experiences in North and South Carolina since 1700. The broad focus of the book encompasses all...

Mexicans in California: Transformations and Challenges

by Ramon A. Gutierrez & Patricia Zavella

Numbering over a third of California's population and thirteen percent of the U.S. population, people of Mexican ancestry represent a hugely complex group with a long history in the country. Contributors address...

Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town

by Warren St. John

BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide.

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town

Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was...

International Migration and Rural Areas: Cross-National Comparative Perspectives

by Jentsch & Simard

While immigrants are still predominantly choosing urban areas to locate to, there is now increasing evidence of immigration to rural areas, leading to its own challenges for immigrants. Addressing the shortcomings...

Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents

by Minal Hajratwala

An inspiring personal saga that explores the collisions of choice and history that led one unforgettable family to become immigrants In this groundbreaking work,Minal Hajratwala mixes history,memoir, and reportage...

Dying to Cross

by Jorge Ramos

On May 14, 2003, a familiar risk-filled journey, taken by hopeful Mexican immigrants attempting to illegally cross into the United States, took a tragic turn. Inside a sweltering truck abandoned in Texas, authorities...

Hard Line

by Ken Ellingwood

The Southwestern border is one of the most fascinating places in America, a region of rugged beauty and small communities that coexist across the international line. In the past decade, the area has also become...

The Jungle: A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic

by Upton Sinclair & Eric Schlosser

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Migration, Class, and Transnational Identities: Croatians in Australia and America

by Val Colic-Peisker

Harnessing concepts and theories from sociology, anthropology, and political science, this interdisciplinary study compares the vastly different experiences of two Croatian immigrant cohorts who have settled...

The Devil's Highway: A True Story

by Luis Alberto Urrea

The author of "Across the Wire" offers brilliant investigative reporting of what went wrong when, in May 2001, a group of 26 men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona. Only...

Australia - The Immigrant's Guide to Retail - Volume I

by Hymie Zawatzky

Retail is a real challenge in Australia. With migration to Australia, the opening of retail businesses by these new arrivals has been one of the driving factors in the growth of Australian retail sector This...

Understanding Arab Culture (2nd Edition): A practical cross-cultural guide to working in the Arab world

by Dr Jehad Al-Omari

Understanding the Arab Culture is a thoroughly practical crosscultural guide to working with Arab cultures, written with the Westerner in mind.The book focuses more on the key differences than similarities,...

The Road to Home: My Life and Times

by Vartan Gregorian

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