Migration in Comparative Perspective : Caribbean Communities in Britain and France

ISBN-13: 9780415310451 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 288 str.

Margaret Byron King's College London; Stephanie Condon Institut National D'Etudes; Margaret Byron

Opis

This fascinating book presents a comparative perspective on post-war Caribbean migration to Britain and France. Today, Caribbean communities in Europe display complex features of continuity and change. Condon and Byron examine trends in migration patterns, household and family structures, social fields, employment and housing trajectories in detail. This systematic comparison with its innovative focus on gender and life-course, is an excellent addition to the existing literature on the Caribbean diaspora.

Spis treści

1. Introductory Chapter  2. Contextualising Migrant Flows: Socio-Economic, Political and Legal Backgrounds of Two Colonial Migrations  3. Working Lives Across Generations  4. Housing and Residential Strategies  5. Caribbean Families as Anchors and Adaptors  6. Transatlantic Lives, Transatlantic Social Fields: Circulation and Return to the Caribbean.  Concluding Thoughts