Table of Contents:
“…Introduction: Living on a broken planet --
Human migration -- The global refugee crisis -- Origins and causes of
human migration -- A brief prehistory of the peopling of the world -- European exploration and transoceanic migration -- The Columbian exchange -- Conquest and colonialism -- Adventurers, Pilgrims, and Puritans -- The Atlantic slave trade -- Australia: transportation beyond the seas -- Ireland and the great Atlantic migration -- World War II and mass migration -- Decolonization and the partition of India -- Post-World War II refugee protections -- Guestworkers and asylum seekers in the Federal Republic of Germany -- Terrorism, war, and displacement in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Migration and the Arab spring revolution -- The 2015 refugee crisis in Europe -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- Conclusion -- Migration's global impact -- The psychosocial toll: between happiness and sorrow -- Race, ethnicity, and culture -- America: beyond the melting pot -- Multiculturalism and the Canadian mosaic -- Europe under strain -- Informal settlements in Italy -- Parallel societies in Sweden -- What effect does immigration have on the U.S. economy? …”
Call Number: JV6035 .D496 2023
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