Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Culture and Immigration in Context

An Ethnography of Romanian Migrant Workers in London

  • Book
  • © 2014

Overview

Authors:
  1. Daniel Briggs

    1. Universidad Europea, Spain

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Dorina Dobre

    1. University of East London, UK

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Being Romanian in London

    • Daniel Briggs, Dorina Dobre
    Pages 1-15

  3. A Short History of Migration to the UK: From Post-War to New Labour

    • Daniel Briggs, Dorina Dobre
    Pages 16-26

  4. Politics and Immigration in Context: Some Theoretical Notes

    • Daniel Briggs, Dorina Dobre
    Pages 27-42

  5. ‘The Slaves of Europe’: The Economic Realities of Life in London for Romanians

    • Daniel Briggs, Dorina Dobre
    Pages 43-59

  6. Cultural Confusion and the Confusion of Culture: ‘Roma’, Romanians and the Exposure to Consumer Culture

    • Daniel Briggs, Dorina Dobre
    Pages 60-78

  7. From Communism to ‘Democracy’: Political Disintegration, Globalisation and the Mass Exodus from the Motherland

    • Daniel Briggs, Dorina Dobre
    Pages 79-99

  8. Discussion: Towards a Socio-Politico-Subjective Appreciation of Immigration

    • Daniel Briggs, Dorina Dobre
    Pages 100-115

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 116-128
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Based on ethnographic data, this revealing study presents a humane and realistic account of Romanian economic migrants and their life in the UK, providing a more balanced picture of the way new immigrant groups are depicted and popularly perceived.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Universidad Europea, Spain

    Daniel Briggs

  • University of East London, UK

    Dorina Dobre

About the authors

Daniel Briggs is Professor of Criminology at the Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain.

Dorina Dobre is a Research Assistant at the University of East London, UK and is also a researcher for the local government in London.

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation