Table of Contents

	List of Illustrations and Tables	p. ix
	Acknowledgments	p. xiii
	Introduction	p. 1
	Past
	Migration from Prehistory to Columbus	p. 11
	Early Migration	p. 12
	Connecting Humanity	p. 18
	Migration and Humanity	p. 37
	Global Migrations: Toward a World Economy	p. 39
	The Age of Exploration	p. 40
	Imperialism and Coercion	p. 45
	Unfree Migrations: Slavery and Indentured Labor	p. 47
	Global ôFreeö Migrations (ca. 1840-1914)	p. 57
	Builders of the Modern World	p. 67
	ôManagedö Migration in the Twentieth Century (1914-1973)	p. 69
	The End of the Liberal Period	p. 70
	The Interwar Period: Economic Decline and Regulated Migration	p. 77
	Post-WWII Migrations	p. 85
	Finding Reasons to Regulate	p. 92
	Present
	Leaving Home: Migration Decisions and Processes	p. 97
	Micro-Level: Individuals and Families	p. 99
	Meso-Level: Networks and Systems	p. 103
	Macro-Level: Demographic, Political, and Economic Conditions	p. 109
	Individual, Society, and National Influences	p. 120
	Immigration and Border Control	p. 121
	Channels and Flows of Migration	p. 122
	Economic Migration	p. 127
	Social Migration	p. 140
	Refugee Migration	p. 147
	Border Control	p. 153
	Beyond Border Controls	p. 160
	The Impacts of Migration	p. 162
	Impacts on Receiving Countries	p. 164
	Impacts on Sending Countries	p. 178
	Impacts on Migrants	p. 193
	Impacts on Societies and Migrants	p. 209
	Future
	The Future of Migration	p. 213
	The Backdrop of Globalization	p. 215
	Supply of Migrants	p. 219
	Demand for Migrants	p. 241
	A Global Migration Agenda	p. 259
	Thought Experiments	p. 261
	A Long-Term Vision of Freer Movement	p. 265
	Principles for Global Migration	p. 270
	The Need for Global Leadership	p. 281
	Notes	p. 287
	References	p. 331
	Index	p. 359

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