The age of migration : [international population movements in the modern world] / Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castles, Stephen.

Contributor:

Miller, Mark J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

xiii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2003]

Summary:

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text provides a global perspective on the nature of migration movements, why they take place, and their effects on industrialized countries and the developing world. Extensively rewritten chapters provide information on and comparative analyses of the world's main migration regions. The role of migration in the formation of ethnic minority groups is examined, as is the impact of growing ethnic diversity on economies, cultures, and political institutions. Included are a wealth of concrete examples, tables, and maps.

Contents:

The migratory process and the formation of ethnic minorities

International migration before 1945

Migration to highly-developed countries since 1945

The state and international migration : the quest for control

The next waves : the globalization of international migration

New migrations in the Asia-Pacific region

Migrants and minorities in the labour force

The migratory process : a comparison of Australia and Germany

New ethnic minorities and society

Migrants and politics

Migration in the post Cold-War era.

Notes:

Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-316) and indexes.

ISBN:

1572309008

1572309040

OCLC:

51553697