"Co-published with the Society for Economic Anthropology, this work explores the social, political and economic contexts and consequences of economic interaction beyond the local systems. Because the focus of economic analysis is often local, particularly in anthropology, this book specifically aims analysis beyond the local system of economic interaction. Note Special Title: Co-published with Society for Economic Anthropology"
"Trager and her coauthors focus on migration not as a single event but as a dynamic process that responds to and is shaped by broader economic, cultural and social forces. Individual essays consider issues of international and internal migration, of voluntary migration and forced movements due to civil conflicts and environmental degradation, and of macro-level forces and micro-level institutions. The authors investigate a wide variety o ..."
"Trager and her coauthors focus on migration not as a single event but as a dynamic process that responds to and is shaped by broader economic, cultural and social forces. Individual essays consider issues of international and internal migration, of voluntary migration and forced movements due to civil conflicts and environmental degradation, and of macro-level forces and micro-level institutions. The authors investigate a wide variety o ..."
Migration and Economy Global and Local Dynamics by LillianTrager 344 Pages, Published 2005 by Rowman Altamira ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1458-6, ISBN: 0-7591-1458-7
"experience in the industrial complex nearby that continued to expand until the
early 1980s, when most industrial operations shut down or relocated off the
island (see Pérez 2002). Like Don Ramén, many rural residentsfrom Playa de
Guayanilla, Encarnacion, and El Faro—three coastal communities that I have
studied for the past six years—have migrated to the US mainland since the early
1950s in search of jobs. Some of them have worked ..."
Yoruba Hometowns Community, Identity and Development in Nigeria (Hardback) by LillianTrager Hardcover, 330 Pages, Published 2001 by Lynne Rienner Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-55587-949-5, ISBN: 1-55587-949-7
The city connection(1st Edition) Migration and family interdependence in the Philippines by LillianTrager Hardcover, 218 Pages, Published 1988 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-09390-8, ISBN: 0-472-09390-8
"Fine copy in the original fine-ribbed, gilt-blocked cloth. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 218 pages; Description: xvi, 218 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject: Rural-urban migration -- Philippines -- Dagupan City. Dagupan City (Philippines) -- Social conditions. Dagupan City (Philippines) -- Economic conditions. Notes: Complete with a comprehensive bibliograph ..."
Yoruba Hometowns Community, Identity, and Development in Nigeria by LillianTrager Paperback, 299 Pages, Published 2001 by Lynne Rienner Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-55587-981-5, ISBN: 1-55587-981-0
"The pattern of migrants maintaining strong ties with their home communities is particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has important social, cultural, political, and economic implications. This book explores the significance of hometown connections for civil society and local development in Nigeria. Rich ethnographic description and case studies illustrate the links that the Ijesa Yoruba maintain with their communities of or ..."
The City Connection Migration and Family Interdependence in the Philippines by LillianTrager, T.G. Mcgee Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1988 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-06390-1, ISBN: 0-472-06390-1
"See also Migration, cultural context of Flanagan, William G., 181, 182 Fox, Robert
, 75-76, 82 Ghana, rural-urban links in, 182, 193 Gift giving, 94, 105-6, ... Sec also
Employment; Occupations Investment by migrants, 150-51, 152, 166-67, 178,
189 Jacobson, Helga E., 80 Job search, 89, 123. ... See also Family; Household
Koo, Hagen, 190, 191 Landless rural workers, 43-44, 104, 177 Landlords, 44, 45."
Way of Palmistry(Updated) by Lilian Verner-Bonds Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2002 by Thorsons ISBN-13: 978-0-00-712008-6, ISBN: 0-00-712008-7