Transnationalism and Society

Michael C. Howard is a professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. He is editor of the series Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia and author or editor of more than 30 books.

• Table of ContentsPreface      1. AN OVERVIEW      Terminology      The State, Ethnicity, Nation Building, and Transnationalism      Globalization, Transnationalism, and Culture      Transnational Social Spaces and Their Context      Enabling Factors      2. MIGRATION IN THE MODERN WORLD      Patterns of Migration      Involuntary International Migration      Voluntary Labor Migration: Contract Laborers      Voluntary Labor Migration: European Colonial Administration and Settlers      Post-Colonial Voluntary Migrants      Contemporary Migration Patterns      3. CITIES      Transnationalism and Cities       Transnationalism and Modern Cities from 1350 to 1800      Modern Imperial and Colonial Cities      Megacities and Global Cities      Contemporary Transnational Cities in Asia      4. MARRIAGE AND FAMILIES      Marriage Alliances Between Elites Across Borders      Transnational Marriages Within Ethno-National Groups      Inter-Ethnic Transnational Marriages      Transnational Family Networks      5. TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS      Modern Transnational Corporations      The Global Middle Class      Feeding the World’s Middle Class      Transnational Corporate Culture      6. CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS      Nigerian Transnational Criminal Networks      The Golden Triangle      International Gangster Organizations      7. RELIGION      Religion and Universality      Pilgrimages      Missionaries      8. DRESS      Technology, Fashion, and Trade      Dress and Religion      Dress and Ethnic Identity      9. THE ARTS      Categorizing the Arts and Their Cultural Context      Transnational Performing Arts      Transnational Plastic Arts      Chapter Notes      References      Index

“Howard provides a multidisciplinary, undergraduate-level introduction to social and cultural aspects of transnationalism. He takes a historical approach to the material, covering transnationalism in the modern world since the 1500s, emphasizing developments from the 1800s to the present”—Reference & Research Book News.