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Klappentext This 1970 collection of specially commissioned papers develops the theory of both long- and short-distance migration. Zusammenfassung This 1970 collection of specially commissioned papers develops the theory of both long- and short-distance migration. The movement of human population tended in the past to be considered primarily in terms of economic interest. It embraces! however! many complex aspects of human aspirations and changing circumstances that are developed in the initial decision to migrate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's preface; List of contributors; 1. Migration - editorial introduction J. A. Jackson; 2. Modern patterns of international migratory movements G. Beijer; 3. Some sociological aspects of migration C. Jansen; 4. Internal migration in Britain H. Lind; 5. Migration and motivation: a study of determinants and types R. C. Taylor; 6. On the theory of rural-urban migration: the case of Sub-saharan Africa Josef Gugler; 7. Structural plurality, urbanization and labour circulation in Southern Rhodesia J. Clyde Mitchell; 8. The study of assimilation Charles Price; 9. Sociology of migration in industrial and post-industrial societies A. H. Richmond; 10. A theory of migration Everett Lee; Index.
