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Autore |
Malyutina Darya |
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Migrant friendships in a super-diverse city : Russian-speakers and their social relationships in London in the 21st century / / Darya Malyutina ; with a foreword by Claire Dwyer |
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Stuttgart, Germany : , : ibidem-Verlag, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, , 1614-3515 ; ; 148 |
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Soggetti |
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Russians - England - London - Social conditions - 21st century |
East Europeans - England - London - Social conditions - 21st century |
Friendship - England - London |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 Limits of transnationalism; London: a super-diverse city; Russian-speaking migrants in London; Transnationalism: introducing a popular concept in migration studies; Who is a transmigrant?; Critique of transnationalism; Conclusions; Chapter 2 Ethnicity and social relationships; Ethnicity and migration; Social relationships amongst migrants; The nature of friendship; (post) Soviet friendship; Conclusions; Chapter 3 Localising friends; 'It just happens'; Looking for Russian-speakers; Expanding networks |
Transnational friendships?Conclusions; Chapter 4 Choosing friends; Degrees of closeness; Constructing distances among Russian-speakers in the bar; Divisions within the community; Affective distancing; Conclusions; Chapter 5 Rethinking friends; Becoming cosmopolitan; Everyday diversity; Dynamics of change; Social contexts of cosmopolitanisation; 'Us' and 'Them': questioning the dichotomy; Ambiguous images of 'otherness'; Conclusions; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Data on research participants; Bibliography |
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