Migration in World History
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From the spread of the earliest hominids onwards, migration has been a major factor in human development. This fascinating study traces the connections among regions brought about by the movements of people, diseases, crops, technology and ideas.Drawing on examples from a wide range of geographical regions and thematic areas, Manning presents a graceful and dramatic narrative, including:· earliest human migrations, including the earliest hominids, their development and spread, and the controversy surrounding the rise of homo sapiens· the first domestication of major plants and animals · the rise and spread of major language groups such as Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo, Austronesian/Austroasiatic, Sino-Tibetan, Ural-Altaic, and Amerindian· examination of civilizations, farmers and pastoralists from 3000 BCE to 500 CE, highlighting such groups as Greeks, Phoenicians, Xiongnu, Huns and Scythians· trade patterns including the early Silk Road and maritime trade in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean· use of horses and boats, with focus on migratory groups such as Germans, Vikings, Turks, Arabs, Mongols, Arawaks and Caribs, Nilotes, Polynesians and Bantu· the increasing impact of maritime and overland migrations on areas of life such as religion and family between 1400-1700· the effect of migration on empire and industry between 1700-1900the resurgence of migration in the later twentieth century, including movement to cities, refugees and diasporas
1 Introduction : modeling patterns of human migration 12 Earliest human migrations, to 40,000 BP 163 Peopling northern and American regions, 40,000 to 15,000 BP 404 Agriculture, 15,000 to 5000 BP 595 Commerce, 3000 BCE to 500 CE 776 Modes of movement, 500 to 1400 CE 927 Spanning the oceans, 1400 to 1700 1088 Labor for industry and empire, 1700 to 1900 1329 Bright lights of urbanization, 1900 to 2000 157
