Faist, Thomas,  1959- <br/><br/>
The volume and dynamics of international migration and transnational social spaces / 
Thomas Faist. 
 - xiv, 380 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-368) and index. 
<br/><br/>Lacunae of migration and post-migration research -- A review of dominant theories of international migration -- Situating the first puzzle: why so few migrants and why so many? -- The crucial meso link: social capital in social and symbolic ties -- The selective function of social capital: why are there so few migrants out of most places? -- The selective and diffusion functions of social capital: why so may migrants out of so few places? -- The bridging functions of social capital: transnational social spaces -- The adaptive functions of social capital: transnationalization and nation-state membership -- Elements for multi-level research on international migration and post-migration processes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0198297262 9780198297260 0198293917 9780198293910 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99048709 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Emigration and immigration.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JV6035.  / F35 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.8201