Chinese migration to Europe
Chinese migration to Europe
Loretta Baldassar, Graeme Johanson, Narelle McAuliffe, Massimo Bressan
About this book
"Through an analysis of Chinese migration to Europe, this volume examines the most pressing migration and integration issues facing many societies today, from the political and policy-based challenges of managing increasingly diverse communities, to individual lived experiences of identity and belonging.In addition to chapters on the UK, France and Italy, the book spotlights one of the most extraordinary examples of Chinese migration to Europe: that provided by the city of Prato, just 20km from Florence in Tuscany, Italy. Renowned for its historic textile industry, Prato is now home to one of the largest populations of Chinese residents in Europe, a phenomenon that is remarkable not only for its magnitude but also for the speed with which it has developed.This edited collection, which brings together twenty-seven separate contributors, deepens our understanding of the case of Prato within the context of Chinese migration to the new Europe"--
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- OL Work ID
- OL22313600W
Subjects
ChineseSocial aspectsSOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & ImmigrationSOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority StudiesSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / GeneralSOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race RelationsEmigration and immigrationSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / UrbanChina, emigration and immigrationItaly, emigration and immigrationChinese -- EuropeChinese -- Italy -- PratoChina -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspectsChina -- Emigration and immigration -- ItalyItaly -- Emigration and immigration -- ChinaBlack & Asian studiesEthnic studiesMigration, immigration & emigration