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Migration comes of age
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-09, 06:44 authored by Russell KingThe Age of Migration has been uniquely successful as a student text on international migration, not only filling a niche but defining the field. This review article documents the evolution of the five editions of the book in terms of its core structure and enlarging scope. In a more critical vein, I note some omissions and potential shortcomings, while acknowledging the subjectivity of my perspective. More attention could have been given to the mobilities paradigm, transnationalism, internal and return migration, and quantitative analyses. Nevertheless, this book has done more than any other to ensure that the academic study of migration now occupies a central place in the social sciences.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Ethnic and Racial StudiesISSN
0141-9870Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
Issue
13Volume
38Page range
2366-2372Department affiliated with
- Geography Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes