Second promised land : migration to Alberta and the transformation of Canadian society / Harry H. Hiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiller, Harry H., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migration, Internal--Canada.

Migration, Internal.

Alberta--Population.

Alberta.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (527 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Combining statistical analysis and ethnographic study, Harry Hiller uncovers two waves of in-migration to Alberta. His innovative approach begins with the individual migrant and analyzes the relocation experience from origin to destination. Through interviews with hundreds of migrants, Hiller shows that migration is complex and dynamic, shaped not just by what Alberta offers but also prompted by a process that begins in the region of origin which makes migration possible, and helps determine whether migrants stay or return home. By combining a social psychological approach with structural factors such as Alberta’s transition from a regional hinterland province to its emerging role the global system, discussions of gender, the internet, and folk culture, Second Promised Land provides a multi-dimensional and deeply human account of a contemporary Canadian phenomenon.

Contents:

1. Migration to Alberta in perspective

2. The old west and the new west

3. The two waves of in-migration

4. The role of energy hydrocarbons

5. Migration as voluntaristic behavior

6. The migrant and the migration process

7. Migration as negotiating place

8. The context of out-migration

9. The migrant encounters the destination

10. Social capital and adjustment at the destination

11. Women and migration

12. The Internet and migration

13. The three island thesis : folk culture and the myth of return

14. The effect of migration on origin communities

15. Reassessing migration

16. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-507) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86731-8

9786612867316

0-7735-7687-8

OCLC:

716067593