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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809063703321

Autore

Amrith Sunil S. <1979->

Titolo

Migration and diaspora in modern Asia / / Sunil S. Amrith [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-21960-4

0-511-99449-4

1-283-14932-X

9786613149329

0-511-99226-2

0-511-97634-8

0-511-99330-7

0-511-98950-4

0-511-98767-6

0-511-99129-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 216 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

New approaches to Asian history ; ; 7

Disciplina

304.8095

Soggetti

Asian diaspora

Asians - Migrations

Immigrants - Asia - History

Refugees - Asia - History

Asia Emigration and immigration History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Asia's great migrations, 1850-1930 -- The making of Asian diasporas, 1850-1930 -- War, revolution and refugees, 1930-1950 -- Migration, development and the Asian city, 1950-1970 -- Asian migrants in the age of globalization, 1970-2010.

Sommario/riassunto

Migration is at the heart of Asian history. For centuries migrants have tracked the routes and seas of their ancestors - merchants, pilgrims, soldiers and sailors - along the Silk Road and across the Indian Ocean and the China Sea. Over the last 150 years, however, migration within Asia and beyond has been greater than at any other time in history.



Sunil S. Amrith's engaging and deeply informative book crosses a vast terrain, from the Middle East to India and China, tracing the history of modern migration. Animated by the voices of Asian migrants, it tells the stories of those forced to flee from war and revolution, and those who left their homes and their families in search of a better life. These stories of Asian diasporas can be joyful or poignant, but they all speak of an engagement with new landscapes and new peoples.