{"product_id":"9783837840070","title":"Leaving Home: Migration Yesterday and Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth century is often called the century of mass migration. Multiple factors, including new opportunities created by the industrial revolution, left many people from underdeveloped regions, searching to find a better life somewhere else. Now, with migration still as a key global trend—an estimated 500 million currently on the move worldwide—it is important to identify the motivations and experiences behind these initial emigrants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book, complete with 420 illustrations, describes the great migration movements from the eighteenth century all the way up the present day. It traces the reasons for migration; accompanies the emigrants on their long journey to their destinatios in America, Afirca, Australia, and New Zealand; and describes their new living conditions abroad. In their contributions, internationally renowned experts in migratory history convery a deep and empathetic overview of both past and present global migration movements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edition Temmen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049347629296,"sku":"9783837840070","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783837840070","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}