| Publication |
Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2005.
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| Description |
56pGrey Spine
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| Series |
People on the move
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| Summary/Abstract |
Explores the movements and migration of economic migrants.
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| Contents |
Introduction -
How would you feel?
The push factors -
Population growth
Case study : transmigration in Indonesia
The slave trade
The great migration
Unemployment and poverty
Case study: The United States in the 1930s
The pull factors -
The pull of city life
Industrialization
Case study: the lure of land
The land of opportunity
Gold rushes
The mother country
Guest workers
The issues -
Left behind
In a new country
Economic migrants: benefits and costs
Integration and diversity
Conclusion -
Diverse societies
Statistics: migration facts and figures
Map of migration routes
Timeline of key events and migrations
Glossary
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Index
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| Standard Number |
1403469598 Hb.
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