The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World

At the turn of the twenty-first century, international migration has become a central issue in international relations and one of the most important questions of domestic politics in many countries. The Age of Migration provides a global perspective on the nature of migration movements, why they take place, and their effects on countries as different as Britain and the USA, Australia and Germany, and Canada and France. Showing how migration almost always leads to formation of ethnic minorities, the book examines how growing ethnic diversity affects economies, cultures, and political institutions and challenges existing forms of citizenship and national identity. This second edition has been completely revised and updated, including increased coverage of new migrations in Africa and Latin America and a new chapter on the Asia-Pacific region.

About the Author :
Stephen Castles is Research Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Social Change and Critical Inquiry, University of Wollongong, Australia. He has been responsible for a wide range of studies on immigration and multiculturalism in Australia and Europe, and is Director of the Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Migration Research Network program. Mark J. Miller is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. He has long been associated with the Center for Migration Studies in New York, and serves on the editorial board of the influential International Migration Review.

Review :
"In this expanded second edition, Castles and Miller succeed in presenting both a panoramic view of the complexity and variety of international migration during the 20th century and a detailed discussion of the processes leading to minority formation ." --Hania Zlotnik, Chief, Mortality and Migration Section, Population Division, United Nations ""The Age of Migration, Second Edition" is the best introduction to the movement of people across national borders. It covers the major theories of migration, the most significant movements in each region of the world, and the linkages between immigration and integration." --Philip Martin, Dept. of Ag and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis ., ."cover(s) almost every major theme of current migration studies....Few migration researchers would be able to write such a comprehensive overview and most will find information in the book which they had not known before....individual chapters can be read separately or used as teaching materials for specific courses. Numerous exhibits which describe case-studies in more detail, maps which show migration flows, an appendix with selective suggestions for further reading and a very good index for the reader searching for quick references, all this contributes to the multiple usefulness of the book....The authors have done an admirable job and the thorough update of the first edition will help to secure for this book a prominent and lasting place in the burgeoning migration literature." --"Ethnic and Racial Studies" "This is an excellent book, written in a polemical style that invites reaction and response....This is a challenging and interesting book....It should run into many more editions." --"Journal of International Migration and Integration" , .."cover(s) almost every major theme of current migration studies....Few migration researchers would be able to write such a comprehensive overview and most will find information in the book which they had not known before....individual chapters can be read separately or used as teaching materials for specific courses. Numerous exhibits which describe case-studies in more detail, maps which show migration flows, an appendix with selective suggestions for further reading and a very good index for the reader searching for quick references, all this contributes to the multiple usefulness of the book....The authors have done an admirable job and the thorough update of the first edition will help to secure for this book a prominent and lasting place in the burgeoning migration literature." -- Ethnic and Racial Studies "This is an excellent book, written in a polemical style that invites reaction and response....This is a challenging and interesting book....It should run into many more editions." -- Journal of International Migration and Integration .,."cover(s) almost every major theme of current migration studies....Few migration researchers would be able to write such a comprehensive overview and most will find information in the book which they had not known before....individual chapters can be read separately or used as teaching materials for specific courses. Numerous exhibits which describe case-studies in more detail, maps which show migration flows, an appendix with selective suggestions for further reading and a very good index for the reader searching for quick references, all this contributes to the multiple usefulness of the book....The authors have done an admirable job and the thorough update of the first edition will help to secure for this book a prominent and lasting place in the burgeoning migration literature." --"Ethnic and Racial Studies" "This is an excellent book, written in a polemical style that invites reaction and response....This is a challenging and interesting book....It should run into many more editions." --"Journal of International Migration and Integration" ..."cover(s) almost every major theme of current migration studies....Few migration researchers would be able to write such a comprehensive overview and most will find information in the book which they had not known before....individual chapters can be read separately or used as teaching materials for specific courses. Numerous exhibits which describe case-studies in more detail, maps which show migration flows, an appendix with selective suggestions for further reading and a very good index for the reader searching for quick references, all this contributes to the multiple usefulness of the book....The authors have done an admirable job and the thorough update of the first edition will help to secure for this book a prominent and lasting place in the burgeoning migration literature." --"Ethnic and Racial Studies" "This is an excellent book, written in a polemical style that invites reaction and response....This is a challenging and interesting book....It should run into many more editions." --"Journal of International Migration and Integration"