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Informationen zum Autor Anne White is Professor of Polish Studies and Social and Political Science at University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies. She has published on numerous aspects of social change in Poland and Russia, with particular focus on migration, regional differentiation, livelihood strategies, identities, gender and civil society. She has also taught English at Poznan University, Poland, and currently teaches English to parents at a Polish Saturday School in Bath. Polish families and migration since EU accession is her fourth monograph. Klappentext In a vivid account of every stage of the migration process, this topical book presents new research that looks in-depth at Polish migration to the UK, in particular the lives of working-class Polish families in the West of England. Zusammenfassung In a vivid account of every stage of the migration process! this topical book presents new research that looks in-depth at Polish migration to the UK! in particular the lives of working-class Polish families in the West of England. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Social change in post-communist Poland; Small-town livelihoods; Local migration cultures: compulsion and sacrifice; Local migration cultures: opportunities and 'pull factors'; Parental migration with and without children; The emotional impact of migration on communities in Poland; Integration into British society; Being Polish in England; Return to Poland; Conclusions.
