ID | 010905 |
Call Number | 304.8/WAL |
Title Proper | Pushes and pulls: Why do people migrate? |
Language | ENG |
Author | Walker, Robert |
Publication | Canada, Crabtree Publishing Company, 2010. |
Description | 48p Blue Spine |
Series | Investigating Human Migration and Settlement |
Note | This intriguing book explores the reasons why people migrate: pushes - involuntary migrations - and pulls - voluntary migrations. Historical migrations examined include: the slave trade; the relocation of Native Americans; migrations due to famine in Africa; migrations linked to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the Irish potato famine; the migrations of Jews around the world; and the 'Great Migration' of African Americans from the south to the north. |
Note | What are pushes and pulls? Expansion and colonialism Forced transportation Political, social and religious migration Environmental disasters The push and pull of economics Glossary Ideas for discussion Further information Index About the author |
Standard Number | 9780778751984 |
Price. Qualification | Rs.405(Pb) |
Classification Number | 304.8 |
Key Words | Emigration and Immigration ; UOI - Migration ; Human beings - Migration ; Forced migration ; UOI - Equal Opportunity |