Temporality in Mobile Lives - Contemporary Asia-Australia Migration and Everyday Time

This innovative study of young Asian migrants' lives in Australia sheds new light on the complex relationship between migration and time. With in-depth interviews and a new conceptual framework, Robertson reveals how migration influences the trajectories of migrants' lives, from career pathways to intimate relationships.

About the author

Shanthi Robertson is Associate Professor at the School of Humanities and Communication Arts and Institute and Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University.

Summary

This innovative study of young Asian migrants' lives in Australia sheds new light on the complex relationship between migration and time. With in-depth interviews and a new conceptual framework, Robertson reveals how migration influences the trajectories of migrants' lives, from career pathways to intimate relationships.

Product details

• Authors: Shanthi Robertson, Shanthi (Western Sydney University) Robertson
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781529211528
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-1152-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 322 g
• Series: Global migration and social change; Global Migration and Social Ch
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories