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Cultures of MigrationThe Global Nature of Contemporary Mobility\nAuthor(s): Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ibrahim Sirkeci\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292726857, 978-0292726857\nSynopsis\nAround the globe, people leave their homes to better themselves, to satisfy needs, and to care for their families. They also migrate to escape undesirable conditions, ranging from a lack of economic opportunities to violent conflicts at home or in the community. Most studies of migration have analyzed the topic at either the macro level of national and global economic and political forces, or the micro level of the psychology of individual migrants. Few studies have examined the \""culture of migration\""-that is, the cultural beliefs and social patterns that influence people to move.\n\nCultures of Migration combines anthropological and geographical sensibilities, as well as sociological and economic models, to explore t.