Short History of Migration

Informationen zum Autor Massimo Livi Bacci is Professor of Demography at the University of Florence. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Massimo Livi Bacci, Massimo Livi Bacci, M Livi-Bacci, Massimo Livi-Bacci, Massimo (University of Florence) Livi-Bacci
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2012
• EAN: 9780745661865
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-6186-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, Human Geography, Population and migration geography, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, Demography, Migration, historical account