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Record Nr.

UNISA996212659103316

Autore

Sardinha João

Titolo

Immigrant associations, integration and identity : Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European communities in Portugal / / João Sardinha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-282-59176-2

9786612591761

90-485-0673-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (335 pages) : maps, charts

Collana

IMISCOE dissertations

Disciplina

301

350

Soggetti

Immigrants - Portugal - Social conditions

Angolans - Portugal

Brazilians - Portugal

East Europeans - Portugal

Portugal Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures and tables; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Integration and identity: Theoretical concepts and approaches; 3. The phenomenon of migrant associations; 4. Characteristics and consequences of immigration to Portugal; 5. Setting the scene: Research design and fieldwork methodology; 6. The associations: A typology; 7. The associations, integration and identity: Strategies for coping?; 8. The associations and Portuguese social and community services; 9 Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: List of interviewees; Notes; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

An analysis of how Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European immigrant associations negotiate integration and identity strategies in Portugal.