Overview

Ten years ago the topic of human smuggling and trafficking was relatively new for academic researchers, though the practice itself is very old. Since the first edition of this volume was published, much has changed globally, directly impacting the phenomenon of human smuggling. Migrant smuggling and human trafficking are now more entrenched than ever in many regions, with efforts to combat them both largely unsuccessful and often counterproductive. This book explores human smuggling in several forms and regions, globally examining its deep historic, social, economic, and cultural roots and its broad political consequences. Contributors to the updated and expanded edition consider the trends and events of the past several years, especially in light of developments after 9/11 and the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. They also reflect on the moral economy of human smuggling and trafficking, the increasing percentage of the world's asylum seekers who escape political violence only by being smuggled, and the implications of human smuggling in a warming world.

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Author:   David Kyle (Executive Director, University of California, Davis) ,  Rey Koslowski (Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   second edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781421401980

ISBN 10:   1421401983
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   10 January 2012
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781421447513
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction Part I: The Global Comparative Perspective Chapter 1. Smuggling the State Back In: Agents of Human Smuggling Reconsidered Chapter 2. Economic Globalization, Human Smuggling, and Global Governance Part II: Historical Perspective Chapter 3. Trafficking Human Subjects in the Malay World, 1850–1910 Chapter 4. Pre–Cold War Traffi c in Sexual Labor and Its Foes: Some Contemporary Lessons Part III: Smuggling from Mexico and China Chapter 5. The Transformation of Migrant Smuggling across the U.S.-Mexican Border Chapter 6. Global Apartheid, Coyotaje, and the Discourse of Clandestine Migration: Distinctions between Personal, Structural, and Cultural Violence Chapter 7. The Social Organization of Chinese Human Smuggling Chapter 8. From Fujian to New York: Understanding the New Chinese Immigration Part IV: The Many Dimensions of Human Smuggling and Trafficking Chapter 9. Have Documents, Will Travel Chapter 10. The Smuggling of Refugees Chapter 11. Uncovering the Legal Cachet of Labor Migration to Israel Chapter 12. Russian Transnational Organized Crime and Human Trafficking Chapter 13. Migrant Smuggling and Threats to Social Order in Japan Chapter 14. The Law at a Crossroads: The Construction of Migrant Women Trafficked into Prostitution List of Contributors Index

Reviews

The book's wide comparative breadth, the authors' theoretical sophistication, the up-to-date references and especially the contemporary and intensifying topic of the worldwide political struggle about migration (both legal and illegal), make this book a notable accomplishment. (International Migration Review) The book is significant because it challenges and reassesses many widely held views on controversial issues and it should change current thinking on the topic... Stimulating, informative, and informed. (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies)

""The book's wide comparative breadth, the authors' theoretical sophistication, the up-to-date references and especially the contemporary and intensifying topic of the worldwide political struggle about migration (both legal and illegal), make this book a notable accomplishment."" (International Migration Review) ""The book is significant because it challenges and reassesses many widely held views on controversial issues and it should change current thinking on the topic... Stimulating, informative, and informed."" (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies)""

Author Information

Author Website:   http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/djkyle/

David Kyle is an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis. Rey Koslowski is an associate professor of political science, public policy, and informatics at the University at Albany (SUNY).

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Author Website:   http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/djkyle/

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