The broadest framework for this work is provided by one of the leading anthropological themes - cultural change - yet here it is elaborated with reference to the phenomenon of international migration. More precisely, attention is drawn to the effects of migratory flows on the cultures of the societies involved.[...] This volume, composed of papers that address select aspects of migration and its consequences, represents [...] the contemporary revival of anthropological studies on migration and, hopefully, offers a significant contribution to the field. The book will achieve its aim if readers find it informative and stimulating - in further investigations and discussions on migration in general, and on the "culture and migration" theme in particular.

(from the Preface)