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

Cohen, Robin

 
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Synopsis

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.

Migration is present

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

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.

Migration is present

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.