Klaus J. Bade is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), University of Osnabrück, Germany, and Chair of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration, Berlin, Germany. Pieter C. Emmer is Professor Emeritus in the History of European Expansion at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Leo Lucassen is Full Professor of Social History at Leiden University, where he also coordinates the profile area 'Global Interactions: People, Culture and Power'. Jochen Oltmer is Associate Professor for Modern History at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), University of Osnabrück.

'… a volume whose essays and lists of further reading should offer a useful starting point for a wide public.' Peter Wellburn, Reference Reviews

• The encyclopaedia: idea - concept - realization Klaus J. Bade, Pieter C. Emmer, Leo Lucassen and Jochen Oltmer; 1. Terminologies and concepts of migration research Dirk Hoerder, Jan Lucassen and Leo Lucassen; 2. Countries; 3. Groups; Appendices.

Klaus J. Bade is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), University of Osnabrück, Germany, and Chair of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration, Berlin, Germany. Pieter C. Emmer is Professor Emeritus in the History of European Expansion at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Leo Lucassen is Full Professor of Social History at Leiden University, where he also coordinates the profile area 'Global Interactions: People, Culture and Power'. Jochen Oltmer is Associate Professor for Modern History at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), University of Osnabrück.

'… a volume whose essays and lists of further reading should offer a useful starting point for a wide public.' Peter Wellburn, Reference Reviews

• The encyclopaedia: idea - concept - realization Klaus J. Bade, Pieter C. Emmer, Leo Lucassen and Jochen Oltmer; 1. Terminologies and concepts of migration research Dirk Hoerder, Jan Lucassen and Leo Lucassen; 2. Countries; 3. Groups; Appendices.