Beschreibung:
Transnational Villagers is about how ordinary people carry out their social, political, and economic lives across borders and about the consequences of their divided memberships for political and civic engagement in their home and host countries.
Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE 1. The Historical Context 2. Social Remittances PART TWO 3. Reshaping the Stages of the Life Cycle 4. Making Values from Two Worlds Fit PART THREE 5. When Domestic Politics Becomes Transnational 6. "God Is Everywhere": Religious Life Across Borders 7. Transnationalizing Community Development Conclusion Appendix: Methodology Notes Bibliography Index