A short history of migration / Massimo Livi-Bacci ; translated by Carl Ipsen.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:In cammino. English
Main Author: Livi Bacci, Massimo
Other Authors: Ipsen, Carl
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Italian
Language and/or Writing System:
Translated from the Italian.
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2012.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration > History.
Physical Description:x, 157 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Waves of progress and gradual migration
  • Selection and reproduction: the settler effect
  • Organized migrations
  • Three centuries: 1500-1800
  • A quickening pace: 1800-1913
  • The last century: the trend reverses, 1914-2010
  • Three globalizations, migration, and the rise of America
  • A tumultuous present and an uncertain future: 2010-2050
  • On the move, in an orderly fashion.