Format:
Online-Ressource (xxvii, 209 p)
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ill., charts
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22 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780813542898
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9780813542881
Content:
Marriage is currently the number-one reason people migrate to the United States, and women constitute the majority of newcomers joining husbands who already reside here. But little is known about these marriage and migration streams beyond the highly publicized and often sensationalized phenomena of mail-order and military brides. Less commonly known is that most international couples are immigrants of the same ethnicity. In For Better or For Worse, Hung Cam Thai takes a closer look at marriage and migration, with a specific focus on the unions between Vietnamese men living in the United State
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-201) and index
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Contents; Preface: The intimate details of globalization; Acknowledgments; A Note on Translations; Introduction: Marriage and Migration in the New Global Economy; Chapter 1: The Gift of Modernity; Chapter 2: Convertibility; Chapter 3: Globalization as a Gender Strategy; Chapter 4: The Matchmaker; Chapter 5: Money; Chapter 6: The Two Unmarriageables; Chapter 7: The Highly Marriageables; Conclusion: For Better or For Worse; Appendix A: Reflections on Methodology; Appendix B: Characteristics of the Sample; Notes; References; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813542881
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe For Better or For Worse : Vietnamese International Marriages in the New Global Economy
Language:
English
