Ian Goldin

The Shortest History of Migration: When, Why, and How Humans Move - From the Prehistoric Peopling of the Planet to Today and Tomorrow's Migrants (The Shortest History Series) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

From our earliest wanderings within and out of Africa, to the earth-shattering repercussions of the Age of Exploration, to the building of the USMexico border wall, here is a comprehensive account of an essential feature of humanitythe complete story of human migration

For hundreds of thousands of years, the ability of Homo sapiens to travel across vast distances and adapt to new environments has been key to our survival as a species. Yet this deep migratory impulse is being tested as never before. The number of international migrants has increased five decades in a row, yet many governments are making migration more difficult. With climate change and increased global conflict poised to continue to create new migrantsand rising nationalism intent on keeping borders closednow is the time to examine what history can teach us about migration.

In The Shortest History of Migration, visionary thinker Ian GoldinOxford Professor of Globalization, former advisor to Nelson Mandela, former vice president of the World Bank, and himself an emigranttells the story of human migration, spanning every age and continent. With over one hundred illustrations, including more than twenty-five maps, and using ancient records and the latest genetic research, Goldin recounts the entire course of human movement, examining the legacies of empire, slavery, and war. And in unique immigrant spotlights intermixed throughout, he tells strange, terrible, and uplifting tales of individual migrantsa Jewish man saved by the Kindertransport, a Japanese gardener who lands in Lima, an escaped Irish convict worker on the road to Tasmania.

Then Goldin turns his attention to today's world. Blending his knowledge of economics and globalization, and incorporating lessons from history, Goldin offers a detailed picture of modern-day migration, and lays out common-sense policies for countries grappling with it. At once a studied history and a vision for the future, The Shortest History of Migration is a moving portrait of humanity, and a chance for us to learn from our own past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Experiment
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798893030617
• Artikelnr.: 72253609

Autorenporträt

Ian Goldin is the Oxford University Professor of Globalization and Development and founding director of the Oxford Martin School, the world's leading center for interdisciplinary research into critical global challenges, where he has established forty-five research programs. Previously, he was vice president of the World Bank and its Head of Policy, responsible for its collaboration with the United Nations and key partners. He served as adviser to President Nelson Mandela, has been knighted by the French government, and is the author of three BBC series. Ian has been an advisor to numerous businesses, governments, and foundations and is a founding trustee of the International Center for Future Generations and Chair of the CORE Econ initiative to transform economics. He is the author of twenty-five books, including Age of the City, which was selected by the Financial Times as one of its best books of 2023.