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Paradoxes of Social Capital
A Multi-Generational Study of Moroccans in London
Häftad, 2008
1055 kr
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Paradoxes of Social Capital critically examines the robustness of social capital theory as an analytical tool in explaining the various 'integration' patterns amongst Moroccans in London. The book also considers how structural factors impact on the ways in which Moroccans, across generations, …
Understanding Processes of Ethnic Concentration and Dispersal
South Asian Residential Preferences in Glasgow
Häftad, 2009
764 kr
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Questions surrounding 'race' as a spatial divider have come to the forefront of the political agenda, compelling us to revisit the debate on residential segregation. Drawing on the spatial analysis of changing dynamics in the ethnic geography of Greater Glasgow and qualitative research on the …
'My Name Is Not Natasha'
How Albanian Women in France Use Trafficking to Overcome Social Exclusion (1998-2001)
Av John Davies
Häftad, 2009
1026 kr
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This book challenges every common presumption that exists about the trafficking of women for the sex trade. It is a detailed account of an entire population of trafficked Albanian women whose varied experiences, including selling sex on the streets of France, clearly demonstrate how much the …
Globalisation, Migration and Socio-Economic Change in Contemporary Greece
Processes of Social Incorporation of Balkan Immigrants in Thessaloniki
Häftad, 2006
764 kr
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This empirical study examines issues surrounding the integration of immigrants in Greece, in particular in Thessaloniki, as well as looking at migrants in neighbouring countries, Albania and Bulgaria. The book suggests that immigrants’ integration should be understood in relation to broader …
Narratives of Place, Culture and Identity
Second-Generation Greek-Americans Return 'Home'
Häftad, 2006
764 kr
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Christou explores the phenomenon of ‘return migration’ in Greece through the settlement and identification processes of second-generation Greek-American returning migrants. She examines the meanings attached to the experience of return migration. The concepts of ‘home’ and ‘belonging’ figure …
Navigating Borders
Inside Perspectives on the Process of Human Smuggling into the Netherlands
Häftad, 2007
764 kr
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Navigating Borders into the Netherlands provides a unique in-depth look at human smuggling processes. Based on biographical interviews with smuggled migrants in the Netherlands, the study reveals considerable differences that exist in smuggling's underlying causes, how journeys evolve, and outcomes …
Practising Citizenship and Heterogeneous Nationhood
Naturalisations in Swiss Municipalities
Häftad, 2008
764 kr
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Analyses in a comparative perspective naturalisation processes in Swiss municipalities and explores new theoretical and analytical approaches to the study of citizenship.
L'Imaginaire du Complot
Discours d'extrême droite en France et aux Etats-Unis
Av Jérôme Jamin
Häftad, 2009
602 kr
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This book explores the importance of conspiracy rhetoric within populist and far right speeches in Europe and the United States. It shows how a “New World Order” plot give to populist and far right parties an opportunity to develop a rhetoric based on the rescue of democracy despite their obvious …
Illegal Residence and Public Safety in the Netherlands
Häftad, 2009
764 kr
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Making illegal residence unattractive is a way for Western governments to limit migration from non-Western countries. Focusing on Dutch neighbourhoods with substantial levels of unauthorised migrants, Illegal Residence and Public Safety in the Netherlands examines how restrictive immigration policy …
Getting by in Europe's Urban Labour Markets
Senegambian Migrants' Strategies for Survival, Documentation and Mobility
Häftad, 2008
764 kr
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This book examines two major social changes experienced by European cities in the last two decades: post-industrial economic restructuring and new immigration flows. The link between both has been extensively discussed throughout a variety of theoretical approaches and in numerous descriptive …
Sri Lankan Housemaids in Lebanon
A Case of 'Symbolic Violence' and 'Everyday Forms of Resistance'
Häftad, 2009
764 kr
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Unraveled in this book are the real dynamics at stake in the Madame/housemaid relationship. While cases of extreme physical abuse by the Lebanese women who hire housemaids – Madames – are an exception, what has become normalised are more insidious patterns of domination used to control each and …
Creolisation of London Kinship
Mixed African-Caribbean and White British Extended Families, 1950-2003
Av Elaine Bauer
Häftad, 2010
1055 kr
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In the last 50 years, the United Kingdom has witnessed a growing proportion of mixed African-Caribbean and white British families. With rich new primary evidence of ‘mixed-race’ in the capital city, The Creolisation of London Kinship thoughtfully explores this population. Making an indelible …
Born Entrepreneurs?
Immigrant Self-Employment in Spain
Häftad, 2010
764 kr
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Are immigrants more enterprising than natives in Spain? How successful are migrant entrepreneurs compared to those who start businesses in their country of birth? With the growth of migration worldwide, questions such as these are garnering the attention of economists, policymakers and scholars. …
