Millionaire Migrants

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Based on extensive interviewing and access to a wide range ofdatabases, this is an examination of the migration career ofwealthy migrants who left East Asia and relocated to Canada,Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, in the 1980s and1990s. * An interdisciplinary project based on over 15 years of researchin Vancouver, Toronto, and Hong Kong, with additional comparativevisits and consultations in Sydney, Beijing, and Singapore * Traces the histories of the migrants families over a 25 yearperiod * Offers a critical view of the spatial presuppositions ofneo-liberal globalization, and an insertion of geography intotransnational theory

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David Ley

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Geographie Geographie der Bevölkerungsentwicklung u. Migration Geography Geography of Population & Migration

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"Millionaire Migrants is well illustrated, written in anapproachable style and supplemented with an extensive bibliography.Scholars and students in migration studies, especially those whoare interested in the Vancouver case, will certainly find this bookenjoyable and useful." (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 10November 2011) "This is a book to dip into to find inspiration." (PPR,May 2010)'Students of international migrants typically focuson the trials and tribulations of poor and low-skilled people in anot very welcoming society. Their work, while valuable, does notalways reflect the intricacies of the processes of internationalmobility and transnational connectivity as we know them today.David Ley's multi-level study is a welcome correction to thisone-sided representation. He carefully addresses the variousaspects of the complex lives of millionaire migrants, resulting ina well-written and insightful book.' --Jan Rath, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES),University of Amsterdam 'In Millionaire Migrants, David Ley once more demonstrateshis international leadership in the field of social and culturalGeography, with this dazzling account of the transnationalcirculatory flows of Chinese between East Asia and Canada. Ley seesthrough the claims made for the success of business migration tothe rather more modest achievements underneath.' --Ceri Peach, University of Oxford'Students of international migrants typically focus on thetrials and tribulations of poor and low-skilled people in a notvery welcoming society. Their work, while valuable, does not alwaysreflect the intricacies of the processes of international mobilityand transnational connectivity as we know them today. DavidLey's multi-level study is a welcome correction to thisone-sided representation. He carefully addresses the variousaspects of the complex lives of millionaire migrants, resulting ina well-written and insightful book.' --Jan Rath, Institute for Migration and EthnicStudies (IMES), University of Amsterdam 'In Millionaire Migrants, David Ley once moredemonstrates his international leadership in the field of socialand cultural Geography, with this dazzling account of thetransnational circulatory flows of Chinese between East Asia andCanada. Ley sees through the claims made for the success ofbusiness migration to the rather more modest achievementsunderneath.' -- Ceri Peach, University of Oxford
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