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Migration - The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present (Hardcover)
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Migration - The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present (Hardcover)
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List price R643
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Discovery Miles 5 330
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While recognizing that distinctions between categories are often
fuzzy, Migration covers many types of migrants including explorers,
slaves, pilgrims, mineworkers, labourers, exiles, refugees, sex
workers, students, tourists, retirees and expatriates. Cohen covers
a long span of history and many regions and themes, giving context
and colour to one of the most pressing issues of our time. The text
is supplemented by a series of vivid maps, evocative photographs
and powerful graphics. Migration is present at the dawn of human
history - the phenomena of hunting and gathering, seeking seasonal
pasture and nomadism being as old as human social organization
itself. The flight from natural disasters, adverse climatic
changes, famine, and territorial aggression by other communities or
other species were also common occurrences. But if migration is as
old as the hills, why is it now so politically sensitive? Why do
migrants leave? Where do they go, in what numbers and for what
reasons? Do migrants represent a threat to the social and political
order? Are they none-the-less necessary to provide labour, develop
their home countries, increase consumer demand and generate wealth?
Can migration be stopped? All these questions are probed in an
authoritative text by one of Britain's leading migration scholars.
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