Ireland and migration in the twenty-first century / Mary Gilmartin.
Material type: TextPublisher: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource (x, 196 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781784997199
- 1784997196
- Ireland and migration in the 21st century
- Immigrants -- Ireland -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Immigrants -- Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
- Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 21st century
- Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
- Ireland -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
- Economic history
- Emigration and immigration
- Immigrants -- Economic conditions
- Immigrants -- Social conditions
- Social conditions
- Ireland
- Ierland
- 2000-2099
- 304.8/4150905 23
- JV7711 .G556 2015eb
- 15.70
- 15.70.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Mapping migration; 3 Work; 4 Social connections; 5 Culture; 6 Belonging; 7 Conclusion; References; Index
Migration is one of the key issues in Ireland today. This book provides a new and original approach to understanding contemporary Irish migration and immigration, showing that they are processes that need to be understood together rather than separately. It uses a wide range of data - from statistical reports to in-depth qualitative studies - to show these connections. The book focuses on four key themes - work, social connections, culture and belonging - that are common to the experiences of immigrants, emigrants and internal migrants. It includes a wide selection of case studies, such as the.
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