Theorizing International Migration

ISBN-13: 9783639045208 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 148 str.

Ahsan Ullah; Pranab Kumar Panday

Opis

From time immemorial human beings migrated for many reasons. Theorists offered various explanations why they move from the place of their origin to another destination. Over the past centuries, forms, dynamics, routes and volumes of migration have changed dramatically. No single theory can provide a comprehensive explanation for the current migration trend. Ernest Ravenstein developed his Laws of Migration in 1889 and concluded that migration was governed by a push-pull process. Many theorists have followed in Ravensteins footsteps, and the dominant theories in contemporary scholarship are more or less variations of his conclusions. However, most theories are region or country specific. This collection offers simplified explanations of dominant theories from different perspectives, and some experiences from Bangladesh. This is an essential piece of work for geographers,researchers and academics from any discipline in social sciences.

O autorze

Ullah, Ahsan AKM Ahsan Ullah (BSS, MSS, MSc and PhD), currently teaching at Saint Mary?s University, Canada, has contributed to national and international journals and chapters in books. Panday, Pranab Kumar AKM Ahsan Ullah (BSS, MSS, MSc and PhD), currently teaching at the Saint Mary\'s University, Canada. He has contributed to national and international journals and chapters in books. He published a number of books. Pranab Kumar Panday (BSS, MSS, MPhil), now in the PhD and an associate professor has published widely nationally and internationally