Arrival City. Doug Saunders (Uncorrected Proof Paperback) 2010

 ARRIVAL CITY: HOW THE LARGEST MIGRATION IN HISTORY IS RESHAPING OUR WORLD. Doug Saunders.

We are currently in the middle of the largest migration in human history, as over two billion people - a third of humanity - move from rural to urban areas. The stage on which this epic migration is taking place is the arrival city, a new urban space which will radically alter our future.

The Arrival City exists on the fringes of established cities - in the slums, in the suburbs, in the immigrant quarters of both the Western and the developing worlds. 

If understood and dealt with properly, these peripheral enclaves transform the fortunes of both the family who makes it through, and the established city itself.If not, they become breeding grounds for violence, revolution and war.

In ARRIVAL CITY, award-winning journalist Doug saunders travels across the globe and reports back from the front lines of this Great Migration. The stories he uncovers are by turns chilling and inspiring, carry implications for our understanding of immigration, social mobility and criminal underworlds and demonstrate that this fascinating new phenomenon can be both tragic and life-changing.

* The first book to offer a global survey of this unprecedented phenomenon

* Perfect for fans of Misha Glenny's MCMAFIA and Ahmed Rashid's DESCENT INTO CHAOS

This UNCORRECTED PROOF TRADE PAPERBACK issued in 2010 - in NEW & UNREAD condition.

Published by William Heinemann