Download or read book The Transnational Villagers written by Peggy Levitt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-07-29 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing numbers of migrants continue to participate in the political, social, and economic lives of their countries of origin even as they put down roots in the USA. This work offers an account of how ordinary people keep their feet in two worlds and create communities that span borders.