International migration : a very short introduction / / Khalid Koser
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| Autore: |
Koser Khalid
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| Titolo: |
International migration : a very short introduction / / Khalid Koser
|
| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (153 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 325 |
| Soggetto topico: | Emigration and immigration |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Abbreviations; List of illustrations; 1 Why migration matters; 2 Who is a migrant?; 3 Migration and globalization; 4 Migration and development; 5 Irregular migration; 6 Refugees and asylum-seekers; 7 Migrants in society; 8 The future of international migration; Further reading; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This Very Short Introduction examines the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal. Taking a global look at politics, economics, and globalization, the author presents the human side of topics such as asylum and refugees, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, development, and the international labour force. - ;Why has international migration become an issue of such intense public and political concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? What factors lie behind the dramatic increase in the number of women migrating? |
| Titolo autorizzato: | International migration |
| ISBN: | 9786611155223 |
| 9781281155221 | |
| 1281155225 | |
| 9780191538230 | |
| 019153823X | |
| 9781429489966 | |
| 1429489960 | |
| 9780191068256 | |
| 9780191068263 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910954256003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Very short introductions ; ; 157.