The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration
Copyright © 1999-2012 by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Online ISBN: 9781444351071
DOI: 10.1002/9781444351071
About this Book
Welcome to the homepage for The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration! Publishing online and in print February 2013, The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration provides a complete exploration of the prominent themes, events, and theoretical underpinnings of the movements of human populations from prehistory to the present day. It includes thematic interpretations and theories of migration, as well as the significant contemporary scientific discoveries and scholarly interpretations that have reshaped the way historians and social scientists analyze and map the past.
The print version of this encyclopedia is arranged thematically and alphabetically, with a first volume dedicated exclusively to prehistoric migration. The online version offers powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities. To sample the content of the encyclopedia click the “Sample Entries” link in the left-hand menu on this page. Explore other links in the left-hand menu and below to learn more about the editors, contributors, and scope of this resource. To send purchase information about the Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration to your librarian, click the “Recommend to your Librarian” link in the top left corner of this page.
Also in print
The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration is also available as a five-volume print set, which will publish in Febraury 2013. This state-of-the-art resource features over 600 entries from a multi-disciplinary group of scholars in the field.
The print edition is currently available for preorder at a special introductory price—order now to receive over 15% off the list price of this set! Visit www.wiley.com for further information and to order. The introductory offer will expire May 20, 2013.
Print ISBN: 978-1-4443-3489-0
Special introductory offer $795/£495
List price $950/£595
Explore outside the book
The Encyclopedia recently partnered with Wiley-Blackwell Exchanges to present the latest in the free Exchanges Online Conference series.
Migration in a Changing World: Where do we go now? was held November 5-9, 2012, and featured podcast keynote addresses from Dirk Hoerder and Uma Kothari; scholarly articles with commentary; free access to journal and encyclopedia content, and more. The conference may be over, but the content is still there-- visit the Wiley-Blackwell Exchanges conference site to access great scholarly content and recorded presentations from the interdisciplinary spectrum of migration studies.