Migrations: A History of Where We All Come From

by D.K. Publishing, David Olusoga (Foreword)

Discover how the migration of peoples has shaped the modern world.

This beautifully illustrated ebook details the movement of people and cultures around the world - from the early migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa 50,000 years ago to modern refugee movements and migrations.

Through vibrant photographs, illustrations, and maps, Migrations explores famous (and infamous) movements in history, from the Middle Passage and Trail of Tears to the California Gold Rush, the Italian diaspora, and the Windrush generation.

While many traditional world histories focus on (mainly European) "exploration" and "discovery," Migrations explores the story of each continent and focuses on cultures rather than conquest. Migrations highlights the human story and the what has survived, not just what was destroyed.

Migrations is a history ebook with a fresh perspective, focusing on a topic ever more relevant in the modern Where did we come from? And what brought us here?

Genres: History, Nonfiction

773 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2022

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Anders Harstad]

Lydbok

[Two Readers in Love · Rating 3 out of 5]

A coffee table book on the history of human migration. Extremely high-level coverage of a vast topic, but with lots of large, detailed, high-quality renderings of historical illustrations, paintings, photographs, and maps.

I found this a worthwhile browse; I always like to look at early photography. However, if you are looking to really understand a specific era or cause of migration I think this would leave you more muddled than enlightened unless you also had some more detailed references at hand. And with so many geographically diverse stories unfolding simultaneously, some higher level infographics tying together the individual chapters would perhaps have helped the information cohere.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much from this book

This is an extraordinary book, which pulls together disparate sources of data to present migrations overtime. While I was aware of many of the migrations, I had no idea how extensive these migrations were. This book altered my perception of world history.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a chance find when I was searching something else (love rabbit holes) and I'm SO glad I came across it because it was fabulous. Beautiful photography and extensive information about the history of human migration. Well worth the time and attention it took to read it aloud to the boys.

[Gary L. Hallen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insightful

I learned a lot. Easy to read and understand. The diagrams and labeled photos were very instructive. I enjoyed reading this book.