If
you are just beginning your studies in immigration history or are simply
interested in the field, then you should read “From Immigration to Migration
Systems: New Concepts in Migration History” by Dirk Hoerder.
This
article, from the Organization of American Historians, is aimed at the non-specialist. It is an excellent and brief introduction to the state
of immigration studies as existed in 1999. Three aspects stressed by Hoerder are migration
systems (which connect two or more societies), the increased
study of non-North European migrants and migration systems not centered on the
United States. The article closes with several case studies, which would be
useful for instructors.
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Hoerder,
Dirk. “From Immigration to Migration Systems: New Concepts of Migration History,”
OAH Magazine of History, Vol, 14, No. 1, Migrations (Fall, 1999), pp. 5-11.
Access the first page of the article here; see if your local
library has a JSTOR subscription if you would like to read the rest of the article.
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