Land of Dreams - A Study of Jewish and Caribbean Migrant Communities in England

A Land of Dreams, first published in 1993, explores the settlement of East European Jews in the East End of London, and the growth of an African-Caribbean community in Birmingham. It is an ethnographic study of two first-generation migrant communities, built upon the experiences of the migrants themselves.

Table des matières

Part 1. Jewish Settlement in the East End of London, 1880-1914 1. Let My People Go 2. Arrival and Departure 3. The East End Labour Market 4. Earning a Living 5. The Daily Rhyme 6. The Making of the Jewish East End Part 2. Caribbean Settlement in Birmingham, 1939-1965 7. Paradise Lost 8. A Call to Arms 9. City of Iron 10. In the Foundries and the Factories 11. Settling Down 12. Shaping the Future Part 3. Immigration and the Politics of Race 13. The First Act 14. The Road to Smethwick

A propos de l'auteur

Simon Taylor

Résumé

A Land of Dreams, first published in 1993, explores the settlement of East European Jews in the East End of London, and the growth of an African-Caribbean community in Birmingham. It is an ethnographic study of two first-generation migrant communities, built upon the experiences of the migrants themselves.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Simon Taylor, Simon (Cambridge University Taylor, Taylor Simon
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032317205
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231720-5
• Pages: 230
• Thème: Routledge Library Editions: Immigration and Migration
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; Ethnic Studies, Popular Culture, European History, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, British & Irish history, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards