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International Migration: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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This very short introduction does exactly what it says it does: it gives a broad overview of the facts, controversies, and discourse surrounding international migration. Previous to reading this, I was only familiar with US-Mexico Migration because of my research area. This broadened my view of migration and put my research in an international perspective. I found it easy to read and informative, even if not altogether original. I won't fault it for lack of originality - that's not what this series is known for. It's just there to give people introductions, which this book does well.

I was making some research for my monographic work and figured out this book here. It was a surprise, I was worried in a first moment, once this book is called "a very short introduction", but I decided to buy it and it was a very good reading, mainly because it's easy to understand what points the author wanna expose. Anyway, the name very short introduction is due to the way he organizes the book, I mean, each relevant theme about international migration is explained and material for futher reading is given. So, this is, in my opinion, a great book to give directions and help you to organize your ideas before buying all about international migration without knowing the directions of each book (yeah, the author does explain abt other books too).

I don't think I have ever read a book with the subtitle: "A Very Short Introduction." It almost makes you think that the book might not be worth reading if it designates itself as being so limited in scope. However, such is not the case, at all! This is an excellent book written by a scholar. The content is well arranged and informative. The price is a bargain for such quality.