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1 online resource (133 pages) |
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Routledge Focus |
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Routledge Focus
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Conceptual understandings; Terminology; Research design and chapter structure; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Contexts of departure; Leaving 'home': Migration from the former Yugoslavia; Motivations behind the migration decision; Reflecting on the experience of departure(s); Notes; References; Chapter 2 Contexts of arrival and reception; Arrivals in Britain; Negotiating the British immigration system |
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Representations of the former Yugoslavia and itsmigrating populationsNotes; References; Chapter 3 The lexicon of the migration experience; Articulations of migration, exile and 'refugeehood'; Community absorption and 'diasporic borrowing'; Identifications and identity avoidance; Narrating guilt and the migration experience; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Intangible transnationalisms; The representation of the dream allegory inthe migration narrative; The mental health focus of the refugee experience; Dreaming of 'home': The juxtaposition of'there/then' and 'here/now'; Notes; References |
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Chapter 5 Cultural banks and beaconsThe bank of cultural material; The creation of 'cultural beacons'; Culture as a conduit of change; Notes; References; Conclusion; Note; References; Appendix: Note on methodology ; Note; References; Index |
| Summary |
The geo-political area of what once constituted Yugoslavia has been a region of significant migration since the 1960s. More recently, the conflicts in the region were the catalysts for massive displacements of individuals, families and whole communities. Thus far, there has been a gap in the literature on the qualitative experience of migrants from the former Yugoslavia through the twin theoretical lenses of transnationalism and diaspora. This book offers an ethnographic account of migration and life in diaspora of migrants originating from the former Yugoslavia and now living in Britain. Concepts such as the development of cultural beacons and diasporic borrowing are introduced through the ways in which migrants from the region form community associations and articulate - or avoid - such affiliations. The study examines the ways in which the experience of migration can be shaped by the socio-political contexts of departure and arrival, and considers how the lexicon associated with the act of migration can weave itself into the identities of migrants. The ways in which the transnational and diasporic spaces are dictated by certain narratives, for example the allegory of dreaming and the language of guilt, are explored. It also investigates migrants' ongoing connection with the homeland, considering social and cultural elements, their reception in UK, and British media representations of Yugoslavia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Slavs, Southern -- Great Britain -- Social conditions
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Slavs, Southern -- Great Britain -- Ethnic identity
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Slavs, Southern -- Cultural assimilation -- Great Britain
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Emigration and immigration
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Former Yugoslav republics -- Emigration and immigration
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Great Britain
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Yugoslavia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315506081 |
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1315506084 |
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1315506068 |
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9781315506067 |
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1315506092 |
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9781315506098 |
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1315506076 |
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9781315506074 |
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