Pushes & Pulls: Why do People Migrate? (Investigating Human Migration & Settlement)

Author: Robert Walker
Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co
Keywords: amp, human, migration, settlement, investigating, migrate, pulls, people, pushes
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2010-01-15
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0778751988
ISBN-13: 9780778751984

Book Description:

This intriguing book explores the reasons why people migrate: pushes - involuntary migrations - and pulls - voluntary migrations. Historical migrations examined include: the slave trade; the relocation of Native Americans; migrations due to famine in Africa; migrations linked to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the Irish potato famine; the migrations of Jews around the world; and the ’Great Migration’ of African Americans from the south to the north.


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