Global Human Smuggling: Comparative Perspectives
The book's wide comparative breadth, the authors' theoretical sophistication, the up-to-date references and especially the contemporary and intensifying topic of the worldwide political struggle about migration (both legal and illegal), make this book a notable accomplishment... a must-read for all civic-minded citizens, interested scholars and, especially, required reading for politicians.(Katalin FabianInternational Migration Review)The book is significant because it challenges and reassesses many widely held views on controversial issues and it should change current thinking on the topic... Stimulating, informative and informed.(Ronald SkeldonJournal of Ethnic and Migration Studies2003-01-00)Illegal immigration and those who profit from it are topics of great interest to the general public and scholars alike. In this careful scholarly examination of the subject, the authors place the issues in historical and comparative context, examining the emergence of international law and a global moral order of human rights while also exploring the political and economic aspects of the illicit traffic in people. Although the literature on migration is huge, this is the only scholarly book that comprehensively focuses on the topic of human smuggling.(Chris Chase-Dunn, University of California, Riverside)