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International migration : a very short introduction / Khalid Koser.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductionsPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: 1 online resource (140 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191538230
  • 019153823X
  • 9781429489966
  • 1429489960
  • 9781281155221
  • 1281155225
  • 9780191777189
  • 0191777188
  • 9786611155223
  • 6611155228
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: International migration.DDC classification:
  • 325 22
LOC classification:
  • JV6035 .K67 2007eb
Other classification:
  • 74.94
Online resources:
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.
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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?. This Very Short Introdu.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index.

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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.

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?. This Very Short Introdu.

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