New Scots: Scotland's Immigrant Communities Since 1945

ISBN-13: 9781474437875 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 288 str.

Tom M. Devine; Angela McCarthy

Opis

This is the first wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary overview of immigration to Scotland in recent history and its impact on both the newcomers and the host society. It examines key themes relating to postwar migration by showcasing the experiences of many of Scotland's most striking immigrant communities.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations and Tables; Contributor Biographies; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Scotland’s New Immigrants, T.M. Devine and Angela McCarthy; 2. Invisible Migrants? English People in Modern Scotland, T.M. Devine; 3. ‘New’ Jews in Scotland since 1945, Nicholas J. Evans and Angela McCarthy; 4. The Migration and Settlement of Pakistanis and Indians, Stefano Bonino; 5. Immigration to Scotland from Overseas: The Experience of Nurses, Ima Jackson; 6. Polish Diaspora or Polish Migrant Communities? Polish Migrants in Scotland, 1945-2015, Emilia Pi?tka-Nykaza; 7. Education and the Social Mobility of Chinese Families in Scotland, Eona Bell; 8. African Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Tales of Settling in Scotland, 2000-2015, Teresa Piacentini; 9. ‘Race’, Place and Territorial Stigmatisation: The Construction of Roma Migrants in and through Govanhill, Scotland, Ashli Mullen; 10. Migration, Engagement and Constitutional Preferences: Evidence from the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum, Ailsa Henderson, Chris Carman, Rob Johns and James Mitchell; 11. Immigration to Scotland since 1945: The Global Context, Enda Delaney