Albania on the move : links between internal and international migration /

An academic and personal journey into Albania's post-communist society, examining the links between internal and international migration in one of Europe's poorest countries. Starting from a cluster of villages in south-east Albania, the author follows rural migrants to their native urban...

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Main Author:	Vullnetari, Julie
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2012]
Series:	IMISCOE research.
Subjects:	Albania > Emigration and immigration. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Reference. SOCIAL SCIENCE > General. Society and social sciences. Society and culture: general. Social issues and processes. Migration, immigration and emigration. Emigration and immigration. Albania. Sociology Sociologie Electronic books. Electronic book.
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Summary:	An academic and personal journey into Albania's post-communist society, examining the links between internal and international migration in one of Europe's poorest countries. Starting from a cluster of villages in south-east Albania, the author follows rural migrants to their native urban destinations within the country as well as abroad to Thessaloniki, Greece. Migrants' lives, experiences and feelings are captured through 150 in-depth interviews, a number of group discussions and ethnographic observations.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (275 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9789048514939 9048514932