The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World - Hardcover

Castles, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230355765 ISBN 13: 9780230355767

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

This leading text in the field provides a comprehensive assessment of the nature, extent and dimensions of international population movements and of their consequences. Thoroughly revised and updated, the 5th edition assesses the impact of the global economic crisis for migration and includes new material on climate change and migration.

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Review:

"This book has become the go-to reference for anyone interested in international migration, offering a comprehensive assessment of theories, data, patterns, and processes of immigration around the world. The fifth edition offers a fresh look at developments in the first decade of the 21st century. It belongs on the bookshelf of any serious student of immigration today."--Douglas S. Massey, PhD, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University "The Age of Migration has been the main textbook for migration studies since it first appeared in 1993; I have relied on it both as a resource for my own research and a text for my upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on the politics of immigration. The fifth edition continues the excellent coverage of migration theories and history, the politics of immigration, and issues such as race and ethnicity, while bringing in new material on topics like the impact of climate change. The authors are to be commended for addressing critical issues in a time of global change."--Terri E. Givens, PhD, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin

"In today's world on the move, it's hard to keep up with all that is changing. The Age of Migration, Fifth Edition, once again offers a comprehensive, creative roadmap to the migration field. The authors' historical perspective, regional focus, and policy-oriented approach make this an invaluable resource for beginning and advanced scholars alike."--Peggy Levitt, PhD, Department of Sociology, Wellesley College

"As international human mobility expands as a social force worldwide, The Age of Migration remains the only authoritative text on significant social, political, economic, and cultural trends in the field. The fifth edition is vital to understanding the rapidly transforming processes of international migration. More than ever, this book is de rigueur for introductory and advanced courses."--Immanuel Ness, PhD, Department of Political Science, Brooklyn College, City University of New York

Every edition of this by-now classic text on migration adds information on specific flows and gives us a more global perspective. I have used each of the prior editions in my teaching, and find this to be the most encompassing, useful, and well-conceptualized of all books with such broad coverage."--Saskia Sassen, PhD, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University; author of Territory, Authority, Rights

Book Description:

Incorporating additional material on climate change and migration, this leading text examines the nature, extent and dimensions of international population movements and of their consequences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0230355765
• ISBN 13: 9780230355767
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 400