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Gender and Migration in Southern Europe: Women on the Move - Mediterranea Floya Anthias 1st edition
Gender and Migration in Southern Europe: Women on the Move - Mediterranea
Floya Anthias
The important role women play in the process of migration to the Western bloc - and in particular to Southern Europe where they often find jobs in the domestic service, tourist or sex industries - has been increasingly recognized.
Marc Notes: Bibl. ref. & index; Also avail in cloth @65.00Review Quotes: "The collection contains much important quantitative and qualitative data, and some courageous analyses." --"TLS""The contributions to this book provide detailed and interesting case-study accounts and as such provide a useful addition to a limited literature on gender and migration." --"Ethnic and Racial Studies""An important contribution to the sociology of migration." --"South European Society and Politics""This book is a welcome contribution to the literature on migrant women in Southern Europe, and, more generally, to the so-called "new immigration" to Southern Europe... This is valuable reading to anyone interested in immigration to Southern Europe, migrant domestic workers or the Filipino diaspora. This broad documentation of migrant women's experiences in an intriguing region of the migratory world map is most welcome, regardless of the labels applied to it." --"Asian and Pacific Migration Journal"Publisher Marketing: Thje important role women play in the process of migration to the Western block - and in particular to Southern Europe where they often find jobs in the domestic service, tourist or sex industries - has been increasingly recognized. This text provides insights into the forms of migration and the impact of gender relations on the migration and accommodation process, and also raises general conceptual issues about ways of understanding migration in a global context.
Contributor Bio: Lazaridis, Gabriella Lazarids, Lecturer in Social Policy/Univ of Dundee
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 2, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9781859732366 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Genre | Cultural Region > Mediterranean |
| Pages | 274 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 142 × 18 mm · 348 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Anthias, Floya |
| Editor | Lazaridis, Gabriella |
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