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Book SynopsisMigrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move. 'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need'
Daily Telegraph 'Timely and empathetic: a rare combination on this most controversial issue'
Remi Adekoya, author of Biracial Britain 'Tremendous: blends the personal and the panoramic to great effect'
Robert Winder, author of Bloody Foreigners Humans are, in fundamental ways, a migratory species, more so than any other land mammal. For most of our existence , we were all nomads, and some of us still are. Houses and permanent settlements are a relatively late development - dating back little more than twelve thousand years. Borders and passports are much more recent. From the Neanderthals, Alexander the Great, Christopher Columbus and Pocahontas to the African slave trade, Fu Manchu, and Ba
Trade ReviewTimely and empathetic: a rare combination on this most controversial issue * Remi Adekoya, author of Biracial Britain *
Tremendous: blends the personal and the panoramic to great effect, reminding us - in narrating epic migration stories from Aeneas to the Windrush - that the human urge to move about in search of a better life is as old and natural as time itself * Robert Winder, author of Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain *
Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need * Daily Telegraph *
Enjoyable, provocative and timely * Spectator *
Migrants is an important contribution to the topic of human migration... thoughtful... Miller's book offers a whole new way of seeing the world * Financial Times *
