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020 _a0804757410 (hbk) :
_c45.00 USD
100 1 _aZHANG Sheldon X
245 _aChinese human smuggling organizations :
_bfamilies, social networks and cultural imperatives/
_cSheldon X. Zhang.
260 _aStanford CA :
_bStanford University Press,
_c2008
300 _axxi, 304 p.
520 _aBased on extensive fieldwork in and around Fuzhou this study of Chinese migration to the USA finds that one of the principle drivers is the need to provide security and social standing for family, especially parents, in China and that this is a long standing tradition. Describes the processes and economics of people smuggling and concludes that organized crime does not play a major part.
650 _aPEOPLE SMUGGLING
650 _aILLEGAL MIGRATION
650 _aHUMAN TRAFFICKING
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