Transnational Ruptures : Gender And Forced Migration, Hardcover by Nolin, Cat...

Transnational Ruptures : Gender And Forced Migration, Hardcover by Nolin, Catherine, ISBN 0754638057, ISBN-13 9780754638056, Brand New, Free P&P in the UKNolin (U. of Northern British Columbia, Canada) conducted the research that resulted in this book among Guatemalans living in southwestern Ontario, Canada, and with their family members and friends that stayed behind in an effort to understand the transnational aspects of their social space. She explores the spatial aspects of the Guatemalan refugee realities in the context of the political violence that drove many Guatemalans to leave their country of origin, Canadian government policies towards immigration and refugee asylum, and the ways that social spaces are genderized and racialized. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()