Causes and Consequences of Human Migration: An Evolutionary Perspective
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Migration
is a widespread human activity dating back to the origin of our
species. Advances in genetic sequencing have greatly increased our
ability to track prehistoric and historic population movements and
allowed migration to be described both as a biological and socioeconomic
process. Presenting the latest research, Causes and Consequences of
Human Migration provides an evolutionary perspective on human migration
past and present. Crawford and Campbell have brought together leading
thinkers who provide examples from different world regions, using
historical, demographic and genetic methodologies, and integrating
archaeological, genetic and historical evidence to reconstruct
large-scale population movements in each region. Other chapters discuss
established questions such as the Basque origins and the Caribbean slave
trade. More recent evidence on migration in ancient and present day
Mexico is also presented. Pitched at a graduate audience, this book will
appeal to anyone with an interest in human population movements.
