A short history of migration
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
A short history of migration
Polity, c2012
- : pb
- Other Title
-
In cammino
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First published in Italian as In cammino, Società editrice Il Mulino, Bologna, 2010" -- T.p. verso
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Translated by Carl Ipsen. This short book provides a succinct and masterly overview of the history of migration, from the earliest movements of human beings out of Africa into Asia and Europe to the present day, exploring along the way those factors that contribute to the successes and failures of migratory groups. Separate chapters deal with the migration flows between Europe and the rest of the world in the 19th and 20th centuries and with the turbulent and complex migratory history of the Americas.
Livi Bacci shows that, over the centuries, migration has been a fundamental human prerogative and has been an essential element in economic development and the achievement of improved standards of living. The impact of state policies has been mixed, however, as states have each established their own rules of entry and departure - rules that today accentuate the differences between the interests of the sending countries, the receiving countries, and the migrants themselves. Lacking international agreement on migration rules owing to the refusal of states to surrender any of their sovereignty in this regard, the positive role that migration has always played in social development is at risk.
This concise history of migration by one of the world's leading demographers will be an indispensable text for students and for anyone interested in understanding how the movement of people has shaped the modern world.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One - Waves of Progress and Gradual Migration
Chapter Two - Selection and Reproduction: The Settler Effect
Chapter Three - Organized Migrations
Chapter Four - Three Centuries: 1500-1800
Chapter Five - A Quickening Pace: 1800-1913
Chapter Six - The Last Century: The Trend Reverses, 1914-2010
Chapter Seven - Three Globalizations, Migration, and the Rise of America
Chapter Eight - A Tumultuous Present and an Uncertain Future: 2010-2050
Chapter Nine - On the Move, in an Orderly Fashion
Appendix
by "Nielsen BookData"