Migration

Eight interdisciplinary essays by leading scholars and public figures discuss the timely theme of migration in a range of contexts.

List of contents

List of figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction Johannes Knolle and James Poskett; 1. Black and British migration David Olusoga; 2. Immigration and freedom Chandran Kukathas; 3. Art and migration Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll; 4. Refugees and migration Filippo Grandi; 5. Migration of disease Eva Harris and Fausto Bustos Carrillo; 6. The partition of India and migration Kavita Puri; 7. Migration in science Venki Ramakrishnan; 8. Animal migration Iain Couzin; Index.

About the author

Johannes Knolle is Associate Professor for the Theory of Quantum Matter at the Technical University of Munich. His work focuses on unconventional quantum phases of matter. He was awarded the Dissertation Prize in 2015 by the German Physical Society and the Springer Theses Prize in 2015.James Poskett is Assistant Professor in the History of Science and Technology at the University of Warwick. James' research engages broadly with the global history of science and technology from 1750 to the present day. His first book, Materials of the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science, 1815–1920, was published in 2019. He writes regularly in the popular press and in 2013 was shortlisted for the BBC New Generation Thinker Award.

Summary

Eight leading scholars from across the arts, humanities, and sciences contribute to this volume discussing migration and its influence on the modern world. This interdisciplinary approach provides an original perspective on one of the most important topics of our time and will appeal to anyone interested in current affairs.

Product details

• Authors: Johannes (Imperial College London) Poskett Knolle
• Assisted by: Johannes Knolle (Editor), Johannes (Imperial College London) Knolle (Editor), Knolle Johannes (Editor), James Poskett (Editor), James (University of Warwick) Poskett (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781108746014
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74601-4
• No. of pages: 203
• Series: Darwin College Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Epidemiology & medical statistics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, popular science, Conservation, restoration & care of artworks, International Relations, General & world history, Politics & government, History of Science, Animal behaviour, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, General and world history, Ethology and animal behaviour, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Conservation, restoration and care of artworks