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Introduction

Overview: Studying the Practices of Transnational Families

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In this short introduction, we review the key theoretical concepts on which the book is based: transnationalism, gender in migration, transnational families and family practices. In the book overview contained therein, we explain the concept of temporary transnational suspension, which defines the existence of most of our respondents.

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Ducu, V. (2018). Introduction. In: Romanian Transnational Families. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90242-5_1

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