Migration: The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present - Hardcover

Cohen, Robin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233005978 ISBN 13: 9780233005973

Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Migration looks at the history of migration from prehistoric man's first steps out of the Rift Valley to the present-day exodus from Syria, and considers the effects migration has had on language and culture, artistic and scientific advancement throughout history.

About this title

About the Author

Robin Cohen is professor emeritus of development studies and former director of the International Migration Institute at the University of Oxford. He is one of Britain's foremost scholars of international migration and its cultural and social consequences. His previous books include Frontiers of Identity: the British and the Others, Global Diasporas: An Introduction and Migration and its Enemies, and he writes blog posts for The Conversation.

From the Back Cover

While recognizing that distinctions between categories are often fuzzy, Migration covers many types of migrants including explorers, slaves, pilgrims, mineworkers, labourers, exiles, refugees, sex workers, students, tourists, retirees and expatriates. Cohen covers a long span of history and many regions and themes, giving context and colour to one of the most pressing issues of our time. The text is supplemented by a series of vivid maps, evocative photographs and powerful graphics.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0233005978
• ISBN 13: 9780233005973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224