"This very important work by a group of outstanding scholars brings together major recent work on varied aspects of coerced and free migration from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Because of the reputation of the contributors and the high quality of the essays, it will appeal not only to historians in the field but also to other historians and to scholars in other fields."—George Boyer, Cornell University
"This outstanding collection, the latest in the impressive 'Making of Modern Freedom' series, demonstrates clearly the many faces of migration . . . .the 11 well-written and skillfully edited chapters review an impressive amount of literature and provide many new perspectives and telling insights . . . .An invaluable contribution to a subject of increasing significance in the 21st century. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate through faculty collections."—Choice
"By comparing coerced and free migration around the world before the twentieth century, Coerced and Free Migration makes an important contribution to economic and social history."—History: Reviews of New Books
"This edited collection is essential reading for those interested in migration...Together these essays engage and illustrate a number of common themes which lend the book an impressive coherence for an edited collection and which should frame subsequent discussions about migration."—Alison Games, Georgetown University
