1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996321640103316

Titolo

Journal of disaster and emergency research : JDER

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Yazd, : Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, [2018]-

ISSN

2588-6150

Descrizione fisica

Online-Ressource

Disciplina

300

610

Soggetti

Zeitschrift

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Gesehen am 30. April 2018

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954829403321

Autore

Briggs Daniel (Criminologist)

Titolo

Culture and Immigration in Context : An Ethnography of Romanian Migrant Workers in London / / by D. Briggs, D. Dobre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2014

ISBN

9781349479306

1349479306

9781137380616

1137380616

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Classificazione

SOC004000POL023000SOC007000SOC026000

Disciplina

305.85/910421

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration

Crime - Sociological aspects

Europe - Politics and government

Economic development

Social structure

Equality

Economics - Sociological aspects

Human Migration

Crime and Society

European Politics

Development Studies



Social Structure

Economic Sociology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; 1 Being Romanian in London; 2 A Short History of Migration to the UK: From Post-War to New Labour; 3 Politics and Immigration in Context: Some Theoretical Notes; 4 'The Slaves of Europe': The Economic Realities of Life in London for Romanians; 5 Cultural Confusion and the Confusion of Culture: 'Roma', Romanians and the Exposure to Consumer Culture; 6 From Communism to 'Democracy': Political Disintegration, Globalisation and the Mass Exodus from the Motherland

7 Discussion: Towards a Socio-Politico-Subjective Appreciation of ImmigrationReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on ethnographic data, this revealing study presents a humane and realistic account of Romanian economic migrants and their life in the UK, providing a more balanced picture of the way new immigrant groups are depicted and popularly perceived.