Books like Iskhod

Loved Iskhod by Paul Collier? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1Strangers in Their Own Land
Strangers in Their Own Land
Arlie Russell Hochschild
A sociologist's account of political divisions in rural America that puts the experience of ordinary people at the centre of a contested debate.
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2Age of Migration
Age of Migration
Mark J. Miller
A broad survey of international migration and the forces behind it, written for students and general readers.
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3The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
A narrative history of the Great Migration of Black Americans, showing how people who moved shaped the places they went and the places they left.
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4Poor Economics
Poor Economics
Esther Duflo
A look at how poor households actually make choices, which connects to the economic reasoning about why people move and what they gain.
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5Why Nations Fail
Why Nations Fail
James A. Robinson
An argument that institutions explain why some countries prosper and others stay poor, a question that sits behind debates about who migrates and why.
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6Factfulness
Factfulness
Anna Rosling Rönnlund
A data-driven look at global living standards that corrects common assumptions, useful for readers who want the statistics behind the migration debate.
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7Nomadland
Nomadland
Jessica Bruder
A reported account of older Americans living on the road and working seasonal jobs, which shows the human side of movement and economic need.
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8The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level
Kate Pickett
An argument that inequality harms societies as a whole, which bears on the book's concern with how host societies hold together.
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