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Some two decades since the publication of London the Promised
Land?, which charted and investigated the successes and failures of
the migrant experience in London over a period of three hundred
years, this book re-examines the migrant landscape in London. While
remaining a beacon for immigrants, the migrant face of the city has
changed rapidly and dramatically from one which was heavily
populated by semi-skilled and unskilled post-colonial incomers, to
one which now embraces the EU Accession Countries, refugees from
the Middle East and Africa, oligarchs from Russia, the new wealthy
from China, economic migrants from Latin America and Ireland, and
still, post-colonial immigrants - at the same time witnessing the
exodus 'home' of incomers, or their descendants, who now see
opportunities where there were none before. The contributors, all
leading academics and practitioners in their diverse fields,
examine changes to the migrant landscape of contemporary London at
the micro, meso and macro levels. London the Promised Land
Revisited thus explores a range of experiences in the capital,
including the presence and treatment of illness amongst migrants,
the phenomenon of migrant 'invisibility' and asylum, the migrant
marketplace and ethnic 'clustering', and interaction with local and
national government - across a variety of migrant groups, both
'new' and 'old'. As such, this book will appeal to scholars across
the social sciences with interest in migration, migrant experiences
and the contemporary 'global' city.
An East End Legacy is a memorial volume for William J Fishman,
whose seminal works on the East End of London in the late
nineteenth century have served as a vital starting point for much
of the later work on the various complex web of relations in that
quarter of the capital. A variety of leading scholars utilise the
insight of Fishman's work to present a wide range of insights into
the historical characters and events of the East End. The book's
themes include local politics; anti-alienism, anti-Semitism and
war; and culture and society. In pursuing these topics, the volume
examines in great depth the social, political, religious and
cultural changes that have taken place in the area over the past
120 years, many of which remain both significant and relevant. In
addition, it illustrates East London's links with other parts of
the world including Europe and America and those territories
"beyond the oceans." This book will prove valuable reading for
researchers and readers interested in Victorian and twentieth
century British history, politics and culture.
Published in 1998, this book is a multi-disciplinary exploration of
one of the most vital issues in the contemporary world. Never was
this topic more relevant than now, on the threshold of the
twenty-first century. At a time when the global economy, European
citizenship and worldwide religion are the order of the day,
nationalism - as in eastern Europe and the Balkans - and
regionalism - Wales and Scotland provide perfect examples - ride
high on the agenda. It is the problems and paradoxes that emerge
immediately the subject is raised that form the core of this book.
A Question of Identity breaks new ground by drawing together
eminent academics from a variety of disciplines including;
anthropology, history, law, linguistics, politics, psychology and
sociology, to examine the way in which issues of identity have
impacted on society and the way in which changes in society have
resulted in a re-evaluation of identity. Topics covered include,
'Britishness' within the context of devolution; language and
identity; religion, gender and identity; the political and legal
problems of European citizenship; elderly migrants and identity;
and German identity after reunification. The book explores
questions of identity in two sections: British and global. The main
conclusion to be reached is that at any period of history the
question of identity is complex composed of interacting facets
which combine in larger or smaller proportions to create the whole,
be that individual, group, ethnic, religious, national or
supranational. This book sets out to identify some of the facets
that contribute to the whole and by so doing answers some of the
questions which are currently circulating around the question of
identity.
Published in 1998, this book is a multi-disciplinary exploration of
one of the most vital issues in the contemporary world. Never was
this topic more relevant than now, on the threshold of the
twenty-first century. At a time when the global economy, European
citizenship and worldwide religion are the order of the day,
nationalism - as in eastern Europe and the Balkans - and
regionalism - Wales and Scotland provide perfect examples - ride
high on the agenda. It is the problems and paradoxes that emerge
immediately the subject is raised that form the core of this book.
A Question of Identity breaks new ground by drawing together
eminent academics from a variety of disciplines including;
anthropology, history, law, linguistics, politics, psychology and
sociology, to examine the way in which issues of identity have
impacted on society and the way in which changes in society have
resulted in a re-evaluation of identity. Topics covered include,
'Britishness' within the context of devolution; language and
identity; religion, gender and identity; the political and legal
problems of European citizenship; elderly migrants and identity;
and German identity after reunification. The book explores
questions of identity in two sections: British and global. The main
conclusion to be reached is that at any period of history the
question of identity is complex composed of interacting facets
which combine in larger or smaller proportions to create the whole,
be that individual, group, ethnic, religious, national or
supranational. This book sets out to identify some of the facets
that contribute to the whole and by so doing answers some of the
questions which are currently circulating around the question of
identity.
An East End Legacy is a memorial volume for William J Fishman,
whose seminal works on the East End of London in the late
nineteenth century have served as a vital starting point for much
of the later work on the various complex web of relations in that
quarter of the capital. A variety of leading scholars utilise the
insight of Fishman's work to present a wide range of insights into
the historical characters and events of the East End. The book's
themes include local politics; anti-alienism, anti-Semitism and
war; and culture and society. In pursuing these topics, the volume
examines in great depth the social, political, religious and
cultural changes that have taken place in the area over the past
120 years, many of which remain both significant and relevant. In
addition, it illustrates East London's links with other parts of
the world including Europe and America and those territories
"beyond the oceans." This book will prove valuable reading for
researchers and readers interested in Victorian and twentieth
century British history, politics and culture.
This book is not only about the tailoring industry and its trade
unions; it is about the experience of eastern European immigrants
in a trade as old as the Bible and yet as new as the electric
sewing machine; it is about the role of women in a new industry and
about the impact of socio-economic change on fashion. Finally, it
is about the way in which sub-divisions and differences were
accommodated under the umbrella of one particular trade union.
This book is not only about the tailoring industry and its trade
unions; it is about the experience of eastern European immigrants
in a trade as old as the Bible and yet as new as the electric
sewing machine; it is about the role of women in a new industry and
about the impact of socio-economic change on fashion. Finally, it
is about the way in which sub-divisions and differences were
accommodated under the umbrella of one particular trade union.
Language, Labour and Migration explores two fundamental aspects of
the migrant experience through a multi-disciplinary lens which
combines the research of leading academics at the cutting edge of
their fields. This latest volume from the centre for the Study of
Migration brings together the work of anthropologists, economists,
geographers, historians, political scientists and medical
practitioners. Essays explore topics which include the role of
mother tongue as a bridge to assimilation, the racialization of
immigrants and refugees through language, the patterns of
resistance undertaken by lascars, the experience of black British
seamen in the eighteenth century, health advocacy in the twentieth
century and the way in which cyber-space is being used to
rediscover ethnic identity in the twenty-first century. Other
essays examine Chinese labour in France during the First world war,
employment opportunities for those deficient in the majority
language and poverty in old age. All provide new and at times
controversial, insights into the problems of language and labour in
an alien society.
At its most basic, food is vital to our survival there can be no
form of life without it. But in economically developed and thriving
societies there is more to eating and drinking than just surviving.
As the centuries have passed, the marketing, preparation and
presentation of food has become an intrinsic part of the modern
consumer society. Food operates in the religious sphere too, with
consumption and abstinence playing their part in religious ritual
whilst methods of animal slaughter have moved into the political,
as well as the religious arena. Food not only sustains the migrant
on both the real and metaphorical journey from home to elsewhere,
it also provides a bridge between the familiar and the unfamiliar.
Food acts as a catalyst for cultural fusion and excitement but it
can also endanger: change of diet all too frequently creating as
many health problems as it resolves. Its multi-disciplinary nature
enables Food in the Migrant Experience to address all the above
issues in chapters written by leading academics in the fields of
migration, economics, nutrition, medicine and history. As we
continue to explore the minutiae of the immigrant experience, this
book will be essential reading to all those engaged in the study of
migration.
Some two decades since the publication of London the Promised
Land?, which charted and investigated the successes and failures of
the migrant experience in London over a period of three hundred
years, this book re-examines the migrant landscape in London. While
remaining a beacon for immigrants, the migrant face of the city has
changed rapidly and dramatically from one which was heavily
populated by semi-skilled and unskilled post-colonial incomers, to
one which now embraces the EU Accession Countries, refugees from
the Middle East and Africa, oligarchs from Russia, the new wealthy
from China, economic migrants from Latin America and Ireland, and
still, post-colonial immigrants - at the same time witnessing the
exodus 'home' of incomers, or their descendants, who now see
opportunities where there were none before. The contributors, all
leading academics and practitioners in their diverse fields,
examine changes to the migrant landscape of contemporary London at
the micro, meso and macro levels. London the Promised Land
Revisited thus explores a range of experiences in the capital,
including the presence and treatment of illness amongst migrants,
the phenomenon of migrant 'invisibility' and asylum, the migrant
marketplace and ethnic 'clustering', and interaction with local and
national government - across a variety of migrant groups, both
'new' and 'old'. As such, this book will appeal to scholars across
the social sciences with interest in migration, migrant experiences
and the contemporary 'global' city.
At its most basic, food is vital to our survival there can be no
form of life without it. But in economically developed and thriving
societies there is more to eating and drinking than just surviving.
As the centuries have passed, the marketing, preparation and
presentation of food has become an intrinsic part of the modern
consumer society. Food operates in the religious sphere too, with
consumption and abstinence playing their part in religious ritual
whilst methods of animal slaughter have moved into the political,
as well as the religious arena. Food not only sustains the migrant
on both the real and metaphorical journey from home to elsewhere,
it also provides a bridge between the familiar and the unfamiliar.
Food acts as a catalyst for cultural fusion and excitement but it
can also endanger: change of diet all too frequently creating as
many health problems as it resolves. Its multi-disciplinary nature
enables Food in the Migrant Experience to address all the above
issues in chapters written by leading academics in the fields of
migration, economics, nutrition, medicine and history. As we
continue to explore the minutiae of the immigrant experience, this
book will be essential reading to all those engaged in the study of
migration.
Language, Labour and Migration explores two fundamental aspects of
the migrant experience through a multi-disciplinary lens which
combines the research of leading academics at the cutting edge of
their fields. This latest volume from the centre for the Study of
Migration brings together the work of anthropologists, economists,
geographers, historians, political scientists and medical
practitioners. Essays explore topics which include the role of
mother tongue as a bridge to assimilation, the racialization of
immigrants and refugees through language, the patterns of
resistance undertaken by lascars, the experience of black British
seamen in the eighteenth century, health advocacy in the twentieth
century and the way in which cyber-space is being used to
rediscover ethnic identity in the twenty-first century. Other
essays examine Chinese labour in France during the First world war,
employment opportunities for those deficient in the majority
language and poverty in old age. All provide new and at times
controversial, insights into the problems of language and labour in
an alien society.
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