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18 - Women’s Migration and Transnational Solidarity in the Twentieth Century

from Part V - Transnational Politics and International Solidarities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2023

By
Jessica M. Frazier  and
Johanna Leinonen
Edited by
Marcelo J. Borges  and
Madeline Y. Hsu
Marcelo J. Borges
Affiliation:
Dickinson College, Pennsylvania
Madeline Y. Hsu
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
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Summary

Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Global Migrations presents an authoritative overview of the various continuities and changes in migration and globalization from the 1800s to the present day. Despite revolutionary changes in communication technologies, the growing accessibility of long-distance travel, and globalization across major economies, the rise of nation-states empowered immigration regulation and bureaucratic capacities for enforcement that curtailed migration. One major theme worldwide across the post-1800 centuries was the differentiation between “skilled” and “unskilled” workers, often considered through a racialized lens; it emerged as the primary divide between greater rights of immigration and citizenship for the former, and confinement to temporary or unauthorized migrant status for the latter. Through thirty-one chapters, this volume further evaluates the long global history of migration; and it shows that despite the increased disciplinary systems, the primacy of migration remains and continues to shape political, economic, and social landscapes around the world.

Keywords

Transnational FeminismWomen’s MigrationWomen in ExileWomen’s MobilityWomen’s ActivismSocial MovementsSolidarity
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The Cambridge History of Global Migrations , pp. 381 - 400
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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Further Reading

Andrews, Abigail. Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants. Oakland: University of California Press, 2018.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe, ed. Feminism and Migration: Cross-Cultural Engagements. Dordrecht: Springer, 2012.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Francisco, Valerie and Rodriguez, Robyn Magalit. “Countertopographies of Migrant Women: Transnational Families, Space, and Labor as Solidarity.” Working USA 17, 3 (2014), 357–372.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Grugel, Jean, and Piper, Nicola. “Global Governance, Economic Migration and the Difficulties of Social Activism.” International Sociology 26, 4 (2011), 435–454, https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580910393043.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Heitlinger, Alena, ed. Émigré Feminism: Transnational Perspectives. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Keck, Margaret E. and Sikkink, Kathryn. Activists beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998.Google Scholar
Mora, Claudia and Piper, Nicola, eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Migration. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Oishi, Nana. Women in Motion: Globalization, State Policies, and Labor Migration in Asia. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 2005.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Stites Mor, Jessica, ed. Human Rights and Transnational Solidarity in Cold War Latin America. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2013.Google Scholar
Truong, Tanh-Dam, Gasper, Des, Handmaker, Jeff, and Bergh, Sylvia I., eds. Migration, Gender and Social Justice: Perspectives on Human Insecurity. New York: Springer, 2014 .CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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