While the subject of migration has received enormous attention in academic journals and books across the social sciences‎,‎ introductory texts on the matter are few and far between‎.‎ Even fewer books have explored migration through a critical and explicit engagement with spatial concepts‎.‎ Now in its second edition‎,‎ Migration remains the only text in more than a decade that emphasizes how geographical or spatial concepts can be used critically to understand migration‎.‎ The multi‎-disciplinary text draws on insights from human geography‎,‎ political science‎,‎ social anthropology‎,‎ sociology‎,‎ and to a lesser extent economics‎.‎ All of the chapters focus on key terms‎,‎ theories‎,‎ concepts‎,‎ and issues concerning migration and immigration‎.‎ The book argues that in the context of migration‎,‎ two opposing ‎'‎spatial positions‎'‎ have emerged in the wake of the critique of ‎'‎methodological nationalism‎'‎‎.‎ On one hand is the significance of ‎'‎transnationalism‎'‎‎,‎ and on the other‎,‎ the importance of ‎'‎sub‎-national‎'‎ or local processes‎.‎Both require more nuance and integration‎,‎ while many of the concepts and theories which have thus far neglected space or have not been ‎'‎treated‎'‎ spatially‎,‎ need to be re‎-written with space in mind‎.‎ Pedagogically the text combines a carefully defined structure‎,‎ accessible language‎,‎ boxes that explore case studies of migrant‎-related experiences in particular places‎,‎ annotated suggestions for further reading‎,‎ useful websites and relevant films and summary questions for student learning at the end of each chapter‎.‎ Migration provides a critical‎,‎ multi‎-disciplinary‎,‎ advanced‎,‎ and theoretically informed introduction to migration and immigration‎.‎ Revised and updated with new material‎,‎ new maps and illustrations and an accompanying website ‎(‎https‎:‎ /migration2ndedition‎.‎wordpress‎.‎com/‎)‎‎,‎ it continues to be aimed at advanced undergraduates and Masters‎-level graduate students undertaking courses on migration and immigration‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Michael Samers‎,‎ Michael Collyer
• Publisher‎:‎ Routledge
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781138924475