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Migration is at the heart of Asian history. For
centuries migrants have tracked the routes and seas
of their ancestors - merchants, pilgrims, soldiers and
sailors - along the Silk Road and across the Indian
Ocean and the China Sea. Over the last 150 years,
however, migration within Asia and beyond has been
greater than at any other time in history. Sunil S.
Amrith`s engaging and deeply informative book
crosses a vast terrain, from the Middle East to India
and China, tracing the history of modern migration.
Animated by the voices of Asian migrants, it tells the
stories of those forced to flee from war and
revolution, and those who left their homes and their
families in search of a better life. These stories of
Asian diasporas can be joyful or poignant, but they
all speak of an engagement with new landscapes
and new peoples.isbn-9781107020245
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Pages : 240
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