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International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution
Michael J. White (Ed.)
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Description for International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution
Hardback. Editor(s): White, Michael J. Series: International Handbooks of Population. Num Pages: 643 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 264 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1394.
This Handbook offers a comprehensive collection of essays that cover essential features of geographical mobility, from internal migration, to international migration, to urbanization, to the adaptation of migrants in their destinations. Part I of the collection introduces the range of theoretical perspectives offered by several social science disciplines, while also examining the crucial relationship between internal and international migration. Part II takes up methods, ranging from how migration data are best collected to contemporary techniques for analyzing such data. Part III of the handbook contains summaries of present trends across all world regions. Part IV rounds out the volume with ... Read more
This Handbook offers a comprehensive collection of essays that cover essential features of geographical mobility, from internal migration, to international migration, to urbanization, to the adaptation of migrants in their destinations. Part I of the collection introduces the range of theoretical perspectives offered by several social science disciplines, while also examining the crucial relationship between internal and international migration. Part II takes up methods, ranging from how migration data are best collected to contemporary techniques for analyzing such data. Part III of the handbook contains summaries of present trends across all world regions. Part IV rounds out the volume with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
International Handbooks of Population
Condition
New
Weight
1393g
Number of Pages
636
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401772815
SKU
V9789401772815
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99-15
About Michael J. White (Ed.)
Michael J White is the Robert E. Turner Distinguished Professor of Population Studies and Professor of Sociology at Brown University, where he is also an affiliate and past director of the Population Studies and Training Center. White is also Honorary Research Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a ... Read more
Reviews for International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution
This 27-chapter edited volume offers a comprehensive overview of the literature on migration and population distribution. ... Each of the chapters in the volume has its own bibliography ... . The volume succeeds admirably in its goal of providing a comprehensive state-of-the-knowledge. (John Casterline, Population and Development Review, Vol. 42 (4), December, 2016)