In her review of Migration and Transnationalism, Dr Frances Steel writes that: “In the thirteen chapters of this edited volume, Pacific transnationalism and its consequences are illuminated through individual accounts of almost all island cultures in the region known as Polynesia. The book clusters regional accounts of Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tokelau, Kiribati, and Tuvalu into collective representations, thereby establishing the particularities and commonalities of Pacific transnationalism. Together the assorted case studies and the diverse interdisciplinary background of the authors—ranging from Anthropology, Sociology, and Human Geography, to Health Studies— opens this book to a broad readership.” (p.149). Further, Steel writes: “the book is not limited to an audience of Tongan or Pacific scholars. Its carefully chosen contributions interlink different aspects of transnationalism, such as the study of movement, homeland, cultural changes and generational differences to a variety of thematic contexts, making it of relevance to a broad audience.” (p.150)
(Steel, Frances. “Unraveling Pacific Transnationalism.” Review of Migration and Transnationalism: Pacific Perspectives, edited by Helen Lee and Steve Tupai Francis. Transfers: Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies, Volume 3 Issue 2, Summer 2013.)
