The British on the Costa del Sol

'Brits in Spain' first achieved notoriety during the 1980s - popularly imagined as a group made up of exiled criminals, drunken hooligans and leathery looking pensioners - welcome to 'Little England'! The British on the Costa Del Sol is the very first book to study this British expatriate community in any great depth and, through use of interviews with members of this community, paints a far more complex picture of its members. In doing so the author explodes the popularly held stereotype of 'Brits in Spain'. What emerges is a rich account of who migrates, their reasons for migration and the day to day realities of expatriate life.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Setting the scene; Chapter 3 Migration; Chapter 4 A way of life; Chapter 5 Ethnicity and identity; Chapter 6 The construction of community; Chapter 7 British migrants;

About the author

Karen O’Reilly is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen.

Summary

This book is the first to study the British expatriate community in Spain and explodes popular stereotypes of 'Brits abroad'. This is instead a rich account of who migrates, their reasons for migration and the daily realities of expat life.

Product details

• Authors: Karen O'Reilly, O'Reilly Karen
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2000
• EAN: 9781841420479
• ISBN: 978-1-84142-047-9
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Human Geography, Physical anthropology, Population and migration geography, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General