Transnational Peasants: Migrations, Networks, and Ethnicity in Andean Ecuador by David Kyle | eBook

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— Doug Massey, President of the American Sociological Association, 2000—2001

Roger Waldinger

This beautifully written book tells the story of the latest migration from poor countries of the south to rich countries of the north, and does so in a fascinating and illuminating way. Transnational Peasants is truly a must read.

— Roger Waldinger, UCLA

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Transnational Peasants significantly extends our base for theoretical and empirical generalization on international migration. It is a brilliant study that I recommend to all students of international migration.
—Doug Massey, President of the American Sociological Association, 2000—2001

This beautifully written book tells the story of the latest migration from poor countries of the south to rich countries of the north, and does so in a fascinating and illuminating way. Transnational Peasants is truly a must read.
—Roger Waldinger, UCLA

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This is a timely book that presents very important insights for the study of migration . . . Transnational Peasants manages to address complex theoretical questions in a clear language while also engaging the reader.
—José Itzigsohn, American Journal of Sociology

An insightful, well-researched, comparative, and comprehensive chronicle.
—Sarah J. Mahler, Social Forces

The conceptualisation of transnational migration has entailed a shift in the way international migrations have been studied recently. In his work on four Andean communities . . . Kyle provides us with new elements for understanding this migration. He shows how apparently homogeneous origins can lead to different patterns of transnational migration strategies.
—Verónica de Miguel-Luken, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Kyle's masterfully comparative work shows the particularity of the Otavalo transnational experience . . . Transnational Peasants give[s] us a better understanding of how a particular community faces the risks and opportunities of globalization.
—José Itzigsohn, Diaspora: Journal of Transnational Studies

American Journal of Sociology - José Itzigsohn

"Kyle's masterfully comparative work shows the particularity of the Otavalo transnational experience... Transnational Peasants give[s] us a better understanding of how a particular community faces the risks and opportunities of globalization."

Social Forces - Sarah J. Mahler

"An insightful, well-researched, comparative, and comprehensive chronicle."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies - Verónica de Miguel-Luken

"The conceptualisation of transnational migration has entailed a shift in the way international migrations have been studied recently. In his work on four Andean communities... Kyle provides us with new elements for understanding this migration. He shows how apparently homogeneous origins can lead to different patterns of transnational migration strategies."

Diaspora: Journal of Transnational Studies

Kyle's masterfully comparative work shows the particularity of the Otavalo transnational experience... Transnational Peasants give[s] us a better understanding of how a particular community faces the risks and opportunities of globalization.

— José Itzigsohn

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