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James A. Tyner

The Philippines

Mobilities, Identities, Globalization

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Nearly five million migrant workers from the Philippines are employed in over 190 countries and territories. They work as doctors and domestic helpers, engineers and entertainers, seamstresses and surveyors. It is through their collective labor that the Philippines has assumed a global presence. For over five centuries the Philippines has been integrated into the world economy. Only recently, however, has the Philippines been a pro-active agent in the production of a global economy. Since the 1970s the Philippine state, in connection with myriad private institutions, has recruited, trained, marketed, and deployed a mobile work-force. Annually… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-135-90546-0
  • EAN: 9781135905460
  • Produktnummer: 14833423
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
  • Seitenangabe: 248 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 1'053 KB
  • Abbildungen: Following Global Ireland, 10 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 9 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor


James A. Tyner (Ph.D., University of Southern California) is Professor of Geography at Kent State University. His research interests include population geography, political geography, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of nine books, including Made in the Philippines: Gendered Discourses and the Making of Migrants (Routledge).

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