Migration as transnational leisure : the Japanese lifestyle migrants in Australia / by Jun Nagatomo.

Author
Nagatomo, Jun [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Leiden, Netherlands : BRILL, 2015.
  • ©2015
Description
1 online resource (225 p.)

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In Migration as Transnational Leisure: The Japanese Lifestyle Migrants in Australia Jun Nagatomo discusses a new type of migration in which “lifestyle” is at the core of middle class aspirations to migrate. Traditionally, international migration has been commonly seen as resulting from economic, political and religious causes. However, this book studies an intriguing new dynamic between the social transformation and the Japanese engagement with tourism and migration. Since the 1990's, when Japan was struggling with the recession, increasing numbers of young middle class Japanese began to drift from the safe and assured life course model and chose to live abroad. This book explores how lifestyle values affect migration decision of Japanese migrants in Australia and settlement processes in the migration destination.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
Contents
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 The Emergence of Lifestyle Migrants in Japanese Society
  • 2 Globalisation, Transnationalism, Migration and Leisure Reconsidered
  • 3 Japanese Migration to Australia: From Past to Present
  • 4 The Emerging New Values: Social Transformation and the Japanese Middle Class
  • 5 From Tourists to Migrants: The Lure of the Australian Lifestyle
  • 6 Life after Migration: Japanese Immigrants’ Experience of Migration
  • 7 Conclusion: Migration and Settlement of Lifestyle Migrants
  • Bibliography
  • Index.
ISBN
90-04-28300-5
OCLC
  • 889167505
  • 897378808
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