{"product_id":"exceptional-people-9780691156316","title":"Exceptional People","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA guide to debate and action. It charts the past and present of international migration and makes practical recommendations that allow everyone to benefit from its unstoppable future growth. It also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2011 PROSE Award in Sociology \u0026amp; Social Work, Association of American Publishers One of the Best Books in Politics and Current Affairs, The Economist for 2011 One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012 \"This is a book of bold ambitions ably fulfilled. Mr. Goldin and his co-authors offer a history of migration, from man's earliest wanderings in Africa to the present day... After filling in the historical background, the authors give a rigorous but readable guide to the costs and benefits of modern migration.\"--The Economist \"[A]n essential read ... [the authors'] arguments are buttressed by a deep understanding of the past, a comprehensive engagement with the present, and a clear vision of the future.\"--Sarah Hackett, Times Higher Education \"In Exceptional People, the authors carry out an evenhanded assessment of the costs and benefits of international migration. They find that all involved--the countries that receive immigrants, those that send them, and immigrants most of all--prosper when movement across borders is allowed without hindrance. Anti-immigration campaigners who consult Exceptional People will encounter hard-to-refute arguments that favor free movement; advocates of open borders will find in the book the data and reasoning they need to fortify their case.\"--Karunesh Tuli, ForeWord Reviews \"Goldin's conclusion is that western governments should simply accept the inevitable and open their borders, in line with economic demand--albeit within the framework of some pan-national treaty and institution. After all, as he points out, it is odd that there is no global body to oversee the movement of people, as there is with finance and trade. If that liberalization occurred, he thinks it would deliver an 'economic boost as high as $39,000bn over 25 years'. More surprisingly, he also argues that a 'tipping point' will be reached soon, which could shift the political debate. As world population levels stabilize in the next 50 years, a global labor shortage could prompt fierce competition for migrants.\"--Gillian Tett, Financial Times \"Exceptional People is an absorbing study albeit academic. It strongly advocates the need to establish a global migration agenda and clearly shows that the advantages of migration far outweigh the disadvantages: Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future.\"--Arab News \"Exceptional People is an excellent book. It would make a great addition to readings lists for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses dealing extensively with migration. Its wide scope will provide plenty of ideas for new academic projects, and its conclusions invite reflection and further discussion.\"--Chris Minns, EH.net \"Migratory movements have been a persistent component of the human condition, and motivation for migration has varied considerably over time and with respect to the world's constantly shifting political and economic realities. This excellent book provides a broad history of migration... [R]equired reading for anyone interested in the future implications of this most compelling of human activities.\"--Choice \"Exceptional People is packed with surprising insights... [T]his is a book of bold ambitions ably fulfilled.\"--Daily Star, Bangladesh \"This book deserves to be widely read. Its principal messages that migration has been an integral part of human history and that migration brings real benefits to origin and destination countries, as well as to the migrants themselves, are well taken.\"--Ronald Skeldon, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities \"Exceptional People is a wonderful reference for a wide audience. With its comprehensive review of the scholarly field, clear articulation of the migration debates, constant insights, practical policy suggestions, and rich collections of data (including thirty-seven figures and fourteen tables), the book is a great resource for researchers as well as policy makers. Its chronological structure and elegant writing style, together with many boxed cases illustrating specific groups and events of migration, also make it easy to read and suitable for classroom use.\"--Lisong Liu, Journal of World History \"I found the book very readable and interesting... The third part of the book is particularly insightful and provides an agenda for the free movement of people that can be debated. The book covers a lot of material and would be perfect as an introductory text for undergraduate and graduate courses on migration... [I]t is a refreshing read from ordinary 'doom and gloom' readings. I recommend it wholeheartedly.\"--James Raymer, Journal of Regional Science \"This is a careful and thorough re-examination of migration in modern society which demolishes most of the substantive arguments against greater support for international migration.\"--Jonathan Dresner, World History Connected \"The book by Goldin et al is a stimulating work that takes the reader on a very complete journey along the past, present and future of international migrations... [B]esides offering a very careful and elaborated historical review, its main contribution lies in offering an interdisciplinary analysis of these processes. Very well and clearly written, the book is interesting and captivating for a very wide audience, not just for the scientific community or the experts in migration studies.\"--Juan Felipe Mejia, European Journal of Development Research \"[T]his is a fine book that provides much insight. It is not an economics book and does not claim to be one. But it is a book that many economists, and anyone interested in migration, would do well to read.\"--Tim Hatton, Economic Record \"This study is clearly written and well argued. With a comprehensive index, meticulous notes and a large bibliography, its sources are easily accessible to every reader. Its arguments are controversial and ... deserve thoughtful consideration by anyone involved in the issue, especially legislators and policy makers.\"--Eleanor L. Turk, Yearbook of German-American Studies \"The authors have written the book I had considered undertaking as capstone of my work, but undoubtedly carried out better than I would have on my own... Highly ambitious, the book largely delivers what it promises, a broad theoretically based understanding of the role of migration in shaping the course of human history, without succumbing to the temptation of striving to achieve a general theory of migration.\"--Aristide R. Zolberg, Ethnic \u0026amp; Racial Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables ix  Acknowledgments xiii  Introduction 1      PART I : PAST  Chapter 1: Migration from Prehistory to Columbus 11  Early Migration 12  Connecting Humanity 18  Migration and Humanity 37      Chapter 2: Global Migrations: Toward a World Economy 39  The Age of Exploration 40  Imperialism and Coercion 45  Unfree Migrations: Slavery and Indentured Labor 47  Global \"Free\" Migrations (ca. 1840-1914) 57  Builders of the Modern World 67      Chapter 3: \"Managed\" Migration in the Twentieth Century (1914-1973) 69  The End of the Liberal Period 70  The Interwar Period: Economic Decline and Regulated Migration 77  Post-WWII Migrations 85  Finding Reasons to Regulate 92      PART II: PRESENT  Chapter 4: L eaving Home: Migration Decisions and Processes 97  Micro-Level: Individuals and Families 99  Meso-Level: Networks and Systems 103  Macro-Level: Demographic, Political, and Economic Conditions 109  Individual, Society, and National Influences 120      Chapter 5: I mmigration and Border Control 121  Channels and Flows of Migration 122  Economic Migration 127  Social Migration 140  Refugee Migration 147  Border Control 153  Beyond Border Controls 160      Chapter 6: T he Impacts of Migration 162  Impacts on Receiving Countries 164  Impacts on Sending Countries 178  Impacts on Migrants 193  Impacts on Societies and Migrants 209      PART III : FUTURE  Chapter 7: T he Future of Migration 213  The Backdrop of Globalization 215  Supply of Migrants 219  Demand for Migrants 241      Chapter 8: A Global Migration Agenda 259  Thought Experiments 261  A Long-Term Vision of Freer Movement 265  Principles for Global Migration 270  The Need for Global Leadership 281      Notes 287  References 331  Index 359","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865528086871,"sku":"9780691156316","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691156316.jpg?v=1722274403","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exceptional-people-9780691156316","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}