{"product_id":"migrants-by-sam-miller-9780349144443","title":"Migrants","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMigrants\u003c\/em\u003e cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Enjoyable, provocative and timely' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Timely and empathetic: a rare combination on this most controversial issue' \u003c\/strong\u003eRemi Adekoya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Tremendous: blends the personal and the panoramic to great effect' \u003c\/strong\u003eRobert Winder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHumans 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Neanderthals, Alexander the Great, Christopher Columbus, and Pocahontas to the African slave trade, Fu Manchu, and Barack Obama, \u003cem\u003eMigrants\u003c\/em\u003e shows 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMigrants\u003c\/em\u003e presents us with an alternative history of the world, in which migration is restored to the heart of the human story. Humans migrate for a wide range of reasons: not just because of civil war, poverty, or climate change, but also out of curiosity and a sense of adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003cem\u003eMigrants\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849566179564,"sku":"9780349144443","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7897953482312.jpg?v=1759051769","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/migrants-by-sam-miller-9780349144443","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}