The game : the economy of undocumented migration from Afghanistan to Europe / Hannah Pool.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pool, Hannah, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in migration and citizenship series.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in migration and citizenship series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illegal immigration--Economic aspects.

Illegal immigration.

Human smuggling--Economic aspects.

Human smuggling.

Afghans--Europe--Social conditions.

Afghans.

Noncitizens--Europe--Social conditions.

Noncitizens.

Afghanistan--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Afghanistan.

Europe--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

'The Game' follows a group of Afghan families and friends as they attempt the journey from Iran to Germany to seek asylum. Through this multi-sited ethnographic approach, Hannah Pool explores the economic and social interactions essential to completing undocumented border crossings. Bridging economic sociology and migration studies, she demonstrates how relationships along the route with family, fellow migrants, smugglers, humanitarian actors, and border control officials shape and are shaped by access to financial resources. Ultimately, the book shows how disparities in means and social networks can be the difference between remaining trapped or achieving the promise of a new life.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 22, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-781231-7

0-19-781229-5

OCLC:

1513127882