International migration : a very short introduction / Khalid Koser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koser, Khalid.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 157.

Very short introductions ; 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

This Very Short Introduction examines the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal. Taking a global look at politics, economics, and globalization, the author presents the human side of topics such as asylum and refugees, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, development, and the international labour force. - ;Why has international migration become an issue of such intense public and political concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? What factors lie behind the dramatic increase in the number of women migrating?

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; List of illustrations; 1 Why migration matters; 2 Who is a migrant?; 3 Migration and globalization; 4 Migration and development; 5 Irregular migration; 6 Refugees and asylum-seekers; 7 Migrants in society; 8 The future of international migration; Further reading; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611155223

9781281155221

1281155225

9780191538230

019153823X

9781429489966

1429489960

OCLC:

476242462