ISBN:
1283124742
,
9780230296879
,
9781283124744
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xv, 281 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Palgrave politics of identity and citizenship series
Parallel Title:
Print version Global Migration, Ethnicity and Britishness
DDC:
304.8/41
Keywords:
National characteristics, British
;
Human smuggling
;
Multiculturalism
;
Social integration
;
Social justice
;
Electronic books
;
Great Britain Ethnic relations
;
Great Britain Emigration and immigration
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
"Exploring some of the most topical issues around migration and integration in relation to Britain, this book examines people smuggling and the elite labour migration that is becoming a feature of Britain. It also examines the concepts of social capital, social cohesion and Britishness that are being used to critique multiculturalism"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; Preface; Part 1; 1 Migration, Minorities and the Nation; 2 Migration To and From the UK; 3 Multiculturalism, Ethnicity and Integration: Some Contemporary Challenges; Part 2; 4 Why Take the Risk? Explaining Migrant Smuggling; 5 Acquisition and Mobility of Expertise in Global Corporate Labour Markets; 6 Academics and Globalisation; 7 International Students and the Labour Market: Experience in the UK; Part 3; 8 Ethnicity, Religion, Residential Segregation and Life Chances
Description / Table of Contents:
9 Educational Achievement and Career Aspiration for Young British Pakistanis10 Feeling and Being Muslim and British; 11 'Our Own People': Ethnic Majority Orientations to Nation and Country; 12 Global Migration, Ethnicity and Britishness; Appendix: Bristol-UCL Leverhulme Programme on Migration and Citizenship Publications; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Permalink
