{"product_id":"how-migration-really-works-9780241632208","title":"How Migration Really Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthoritative and myth-busting, this is the one book you need to read to understand why we've been wrong about migration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An important book that will force Left and Right alike to reconsider old assumptions'' \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This book should be falling out of briefcases all over Westminster'' \u003ci\u003eTortoise Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Careful, balanced and convincing . . . challenges much of what we think is obvious about migration'' Ian Morris, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy the West Rules - For Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal migration is \u003cb\u003enot \u003c\/b\u003eat an all-time high.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimate change will \u003cb\u003enot \u003c\/b\u003elead to mass migration.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmigration mainly benefits the wealthy, \u003cb\u003enot \u003c\/b\u003eworkers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorder restrictions have paradoxically produced \u003cb\u003emore \u003c\/b\u003emigration.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese statements might sound counter-intuitive or just outright wrong - but the facts behind the headlines reveal a completely different story to the ones we''re told about migration. In this ground-breaking and revelatory book, based on more than three decades of research, leading expert Professor Hein de Haas explodes myths espoused by both left and right that politicians, interest groups and media regularly spread about migration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComparing trends and perspectives from Western ''destination countries'' (UK, US and Europe) as well as ''origin countries'' in Asia, Africa and Latin America, de Haas equips readers with essential knowledge on migration based on the best evidence and data, showing migration not as a problem to be solved, nor as a solution to a problem, but \u003ci\u003eas it really is\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove all, \u003ci\u003eHow Migration Really Works\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new vision of migration based on facts rather than fears, and a paradigm-altering understanding of this perennially important subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecareful, balanced, and convincing \u003c\/b\u003etake on one of the most divisive issues of our age. Backed by masses of data, Hein de Haas \u003cb\u003echallenges much of what we think is obvious about migration\u003c\/b\u003e, systematically busting myths and \u003cb\u003eexposing propaganda from all across the political spectrum\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ian Morris * author of Why The West Rules – For Now *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book that will force Left and Right alike to reconsider old assumptions\u003c\/b\u003e . . . [De Haas's]\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003einsights hold the key to effective migration policy . . . \u003cb\u003eAn important book, which should become a standard textbook for anyone seeking to have a real impact on migration\u003c\/b\u003e -- Baroness Arminka Helic * The Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epowerful debunking of myths about global migration\u003c\/b\u003e, and an indictment of the political dishonesty that generates them . . . a \u003cb\u003eclear and rigorous corrective that aims to give the general reader the tools for a more informed debate in future\u003c\/b\u003e -- Daniel Trilling * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFact-filled, well-argued and authoritatively written \u003c\/b\u003e. . . There is \u003cb\u003emuch to commend in this book\u003c\/b\u003e, which \u003cb\u003eeffortlessly summarises decades of social science research on migration\u003c\/b\u003e . . . De Haas has written a \u003cb\u003evaluable book that, whatever one’s views on immigration, will challenge \u003c\/b\u003emany of the reader’s \u003ci\u003eidées reçues\u003c\/i\u003e and leave them \u003cb\u003ebetter informed\u003c\/b\u003e -- Yuan Yi Zhu * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepare to have your mind changed\u003c\/b\u003e . . . de Haas shows that \u003cb\u003eeverything we think we know about migration is wrong\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHow Migration Really Works\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea carefully evidenced critique\u003c\/b\u003e . . .\u003cb\u003e I am rereading this book\u003c\/b\u003e (something crabbed reviewers never normally do) -- Simon Ings * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alan Beattie * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new study of migration and its attendant myths\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eshould be falling out of briefcases all over Westminster\u003c\/b\u003e -- Serena Cesareo * Tortoise Media *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDe Haas deftly fillets the myriad myths in which our contradictory attitudes to immigration are rooted\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kenan Malik * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn impressively wide-ranging book . . . de Haas provides a welcome corrective to common misconceptions\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alan Gamlen * Nature *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary and compelling book\u003c\/b\u003e . . . takes two dozen myths about migration and ruthlessly demolishes them -- Gavin Esler * Perspective *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stimulating book \u003c\/b\u003e. . . [that draws] on copious and often unexpected data -- Marco d'Eramo * New Left Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePersuasive . . . this is an elegant book \u003c\/b\u003ethat focuses on the actual trends and patterns of migration . . . \u003cb\u003eArmed with de Haas’s arguments, citizens will be better placed to challenge Western politicians\u003c\/b\u003e when they make dubious assertions about the migrants in our midst -- Tunku Varadarajan * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eImmigration has been a leading political issue for decades. Yet the debate has been a triumph of feelings over facts. \u003cb\u003eThis brilliant book sheds light on a topic that will only become more relevant in the years ahead\u003c\/b\u003e -- Aaron Bastani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e -- Naga Munchetty\u003cbr\u003eWe need much more \u003cb\u003erigorous scholarship and level-headed analysis\u003c\/b\u003e of global migration trends -- and this \u003cb\u003eexhaustive \u003c\/b\u003enew book by Hein de Haas is a great place to start. At this urgent moment in Western political tensions over migration, he\u003cb\u003e provides remarkable clarity and guidance\u003c\/b\u003e on how to better navigate the pressing social and economic challenges ahead -- Dr. Parag Khanna * author of MOVE: Where People are Going for a Better Future *\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the central assumptions of the migration debate were plainly false? \u003cb\u003eHein de Haas challenges common myths about migration, defying orthodoxy on all sides of the debate, and bringing measured and thoughtful analysis to a vitriolic and polarized issue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow Migration Really Works\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea necessary read\u003c\/b\u003e for anyone interested in migration -- Yascha Mounk, author of The Identity Trap\u003cbr\u003ePacked with information, \u003ci\u003eHow Migration Really Works\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003edestined to become a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emajor reference work\u003c\/b\u003e in the field of migration studies. In a combative style, de Haas takes on the many myths about migration promoted by multiple actors, including international organizations and governments. \u003cb\u003eIt is a book worth arguing with\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alejandro Portes, author of Emerging Global Cities\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003econvincing argument\u003c\/b\u003e that most of what we believe about immigration is wrong . . . \u003cb\u003eA vital, page-turning education\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egroundbreaking \u003c\/b\u003estudy [that] challenges prevailing narratives surrounding global migration -- Andy J. Semotiuk * Forbes *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733330309463,"sku":"9780241632208","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-migration-really-works-9780241632208","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}