Based on research by the authors at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. The grand narrative : migration through the ages. Early migrations -- Mediterranean odysseys -- Slave migrations -- Migrations of indenture -- The great migration -- Migration from Italy -- Nation-building migrations -- Colonial migrations -- Diasporas -- pt. 2. A world in flux : contemporary global migration patterns. Global migration -- Post-war migration of workers -- New worker migrations -- The quiet migration -- Latin America -- The Gulf -- Migration patterns in Eurasia -- Migration within India -- Migration within the USA -- Internal migration & poverty -- pt. 3. The age of migration : hybrid identities of human mobility. Refugees -- Refugee warehousing -- Refugee return -- Seeking asylum in Europe -- Internally displaced persons -- Climate change -- Irregular migration -- Death at the border -- Migration & gender -- Migration for marriage -- Child migration -- Student migration -- Skilled migration -- International retirement -- Return migration -- Migration & integration -- Voting from abroad -- Dual nationality -- Remittances & development -- Migration policy -- pt. 4. Data & sources. Economics & movement -- Migration policy.
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