{"product_id":"migrants-the-story-of-us-all-hardcover","title":"Migrants: The Story of Us All - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMigrants \u003c\/i\u003ecuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Timely and empathetic: a rare combination on this most controversial issue' \u003cb\u003eRemi Adekoya, author of \u003ci\u003eBiracial Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Tremendous: blends the personal and the panoramic to great effect' \u003cb\u003eRobert Winder, author of \u003ci\u003eBloody Foreigners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humans are, in fundamental ways, a migratory species, more so than any other land mammal. For most of our existence, we were all nomads, and some of us still are. Houses and permanent settlements are a relatively late development - dating back little more than twelve thousand years. Borders and passports are much more recent. From the Neanderthals, Alexander the Great, Christopher Columbus and Pocahontas to the African slave trade, Fu Manchu, and Barack Obama, \u003ci\u003eMigrants \u003c\/i\u003eshows us that it is only by understanding how migration and migrants have been viewed in the past, that we can re-set the terms of the modern-day debate about migration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMigrants\u003c\/i\u003e presents us with an alternative history of the world, in which migration is restored to the heart of the human story. And in which humans migrate for a wide range of reasons: not just because of civil war, or poverty or climate change but also out of curiosity and a sense of adventure. On arrival, migrants are expected both to assimilate and encouraged to remain distinctive; to defend their heritage and adopt a new one. They are sub-human and super-human; romanticised and castigated, admired and abhorred. \u003ci\u003eMigrants\u003c\/i\u003e tells us that this is not a new narrative; this is the history of us all, part of everybody's backstory - for those who consider themselves migrants and those who do not.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Miller was born and brought up in London, but has spent much of his adult life in India. He is a former BBC journalist and is the author of\u003ci\u003e Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eBlue Guide: India\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eA Strange Kind of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). He is also the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Marvellous (But Authentic) Adventures of Captain Corcoran\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) by Alfred Assollant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 9.29 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765232664864,"sku":"9781408713549","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d44e140917e400e6e37eba32149ea112.webp?v=1780264463","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/migrants-the-story-of-us-all-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}