Women in the cities of Asia : migration and urban adaptation

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Contents: Urbanization, Migration, and the Status of Women (James T. Fawcett , Siew-Ean Khoo , and Peter C. Smith) * The Migration of Women to Cities: A Comparative Perspective (Peter C. Smith , Siew-Ean Khoo , and Stella P. Go) * Female Migration: A Conceptual Framework (Veena N. Thadani and Michael P. Todaro) * Women in Rural-Urban Circulation Networks: Implications for Social Structural Change (Judith Strauch) * Rural-to-Urban Migration of Women in India: Patterns and Implications (Andrea Menefee Singh) * The Female Migrant in Pakistan (Nasra M. Shah) * Female Rural-to-Urban Migration in Peninsular Malaysia (Siew-Ean Khoo and Peter Pirie) * Female Migration in Thailand (Fred Arnold and Suwanlee Piampiti) * The Migration of Women in the Philippines (Elizabeth U. Eviota and Peter C. Smith) * Urban Migrant Women in the Republic of Korea (Sawon Hong) * Migration of Women Workers in Peninsular Malaysia: Impact and Implications (Jamilah Ariffin) * Female Migrants in Bangkok Metropolis (Suwanlee Piampiti) * The Migration of Rural Women to Taipei (Nora Chiang Huang) * New Models and Traditional Networks: Migrant Women in Tehran (Janet Bauer) * Migrant Women at Work in Asia (Nasra M. Shah and Peter C. Smith) * Female Asian Immigrants in Honolulu: Adaptation and Success (Robert W. Gardner and Paul A. Wright)* Philippine Urbanism and the Status of Women (Rodolfo A. Bulatao) * Adaptation of Polynesian Female Migrants in New Zealand (Nancy B. Graves) * Women in Asian Cities: Policies, Public Services, and Research (Siew-Ean Khoo , Judith Bruce , James T. Fawcett , and Peter C. Smith).