Culture and immigration in context : an ethnography of Romanian migrant workers in London /
Briggs, Daniel(Criminologist),author.
Dobre, Dorina,author.
"In recent years, increased political attention has been drawn to the issue of immigration to the UK. For some, their motives to be in the UK are associated with 'organised crime' networks, begging and claiming various welfare benefits. In contrast to the belief that migrants are a 'risk' to British society and have put significant pressure on the British health and social system, Briggs and Dobre debunk these thin accusations to provide a more humane and realistic account of Romanian economic migrants and their life in the UK. Their focus is to place immigration in its historical and political economic context by examining the cultural and structural barriers which the Romanian labour force face when they come to work in London. Culture and Immigration in Context acts as a critique to the dominant, economic-modelled field of migrant studies by offering an ethnographic lens which is social, political and subjective in its vista to reveal the lived experience of Romanian migrant workers in Britain who have left the debt and corruption of their home life in the hope of finding something better in Britain"--
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-125) and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Being Romanian in London2. A Short History of Migration to the UK: From Post War to New Labour3. Politics and Immigration in Context: Some theoretical notes4. 'The slaves of Europe': The Economic Realities of Life in London for Romanians5. Cultural Confusion and the Confusion of Culture: 'Roma', Romanians and the Exposure to Consumer to Culture6. From Communism to 'democracy': Political Disintegration, Globalization and the Mass Exodus from the Motherland7. Discussion: Towards a socio-politico-subjective appreciation of immigration.
"In recent years, increased political attention has been drawn to the issue of immigration to the UK. For some, their motives to be in the UK are associated with 'organised crime' networks, begging and claiming various welfare benefits. In contrast to the belief that migrants are a 'risk' to British society and have put significant pressure on the British health and social system, Briggs and Dobre debunk these thin accusations to provide a more humane and realistic account of Romanian economic migrants and their life in the UK. Their focus is to place immigration in its historical and political economic context by examining the cultural and structural barriers which the Romanian labour force face when they come to work in London. Culture and Immigration in Context acts as a critique to the dominant, economic-modelled field of migrant studies by offering an ethnographic lens which is social, political and subjective in its vista to reveal the lived experience of Romanian migrant workers in Britain who have left the debt and corruption of their home life in the hope of finding something better in Britain"--
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Immigrants
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