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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172239303321

Autore

O'Reilly Karen

Titolo

The British on the Costa del Sol : transnational identities and local communities / / Karen O'Reilly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, c2000

ISBN

1-135-43380-1

0-203-22724-7

0-203-49540-3

1-280-10935-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (x, 187 pages) : maps

Disciplina

946/.8

Soggetti

British - Spain - Costa del Sol - History - 20th century

Immigrants - Spain - Costa del Sol - History - 20th century

Costa del Sol (Spain) Emigration and immigration History 20th century

Great Britain Emigration and immigration History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The British on the Costa del Sol: Transnational identities and local communities; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Map 1: The Spanish mainland; Map 2: Malaga province; 1 Introduction: the 'Brits in Spain'; 2 Setting the scene; 3 Migration; 4 A way of life; 5 Ethnicity and identity; 6 The construction of community; 7 British migrants: betwixt and between; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first to study the British expatriate community in Spain and explodes popular stereotypes of 'Brits abroad'. This is instead a rich account of who migrates, their reasons for migration and the daily realities of expat life.