{"product_id":"9783031070587","title":"Latin American Societies: Critical Perspectives from Latin America","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLatin American Societies: Critical Perspectives from Latin America\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCoraza de los Santos, Enrique; Arriola Vega, Luis Alfredo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book critically examines the association between the notions of crisis and migration in the context of Latin America, and from three different perspectives: first, it analyzes the discourses based on the concept of crisis employed by the media, academic researchers, civil society organizations and the state to frame human mobility issues; second, it investigates migrants’ agency under conditions of crisis; and third, it discusses whether “migration crisis” is a conjunctural or structural phenomenon in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapters in this contributed volume investigate the crisis-migration nexus in seven Latin American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Uruguay – by discussing different human mobility phenomena, such as the migrant caravans that departed from Central America bound to Mexico and the United States; the Nicaraguan exodus caused by the political crisis in the country; the perception of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia’s media;the presence of Caribbean migrants in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrisis and Migration: Critical Perspectives from Latin America \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of interest to a wide range of social scientists interested in migration studies, as well as to policy makers and civil society organizations. This book offers a fresh look at the way we conceive, represent, and think about the relationship between crisis and human mobility. As the volume’s contributions show, a critical examination of the notion of crisis is a first step towards a more comprehensive understanding of the plight of present-day migrants worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-09-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031070587\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-07059-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 208\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44809634021516,"sku":"9783031070587","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031070587.jpg?v=1774535321","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031070587","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}