The Cambridge History of Global Migrations 2 Volume Hardback Set

The Cambridge History of Global Migrations explores the lives and significance of mobile people from 1400 to the present, revealing the long-standing power imbalance between economic elites, imperial and nation-states, and the everyday people who wished to have a say in migration.

Format: Mixed media product
Length: 1300 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The Cambridge History of Global Migrations is a comprehensive exploration of the lives and significance of mobile people from 1400 to the present. Often associated with nineteenth-century globalization, migration has been a ubiquitous phenomenon that has brought about significant social, economic, technological, and cultural transformations across time. The volumes feature over sixty essays from experts in the field, providing a rich and diverse perspective on the experiences of various groups of migrants, including foragers and herders, pilgrims and missionaries, merchants, slaves, captives and prisoners, wealthy and impoverished jobseekers, and refugees fleeing violence, oppression, and environmental change. By examining the continuities and changes of migration and globalization, the volumes reveal the long-standing power imbalance between economic elites, imperial and nation-states, and the everyday people who wished to have a say in who can be forced, encouraged, prohibited, or permitted to migrate. Insightful and comprehensive, these volumes uncover the ever-present tensions of movement and immobility and the various dynamics of globalization.

Weight: 2290g
Dimension: 235 x 159 x 70 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108623865