Michal Garapich, Michal Garapich

London's Polish borders (eBook, ePUB)

Transnationalizing class and ethnicity among Polish migrants in London

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The figure of the Polish plumber or builder has long been a well-established icon of the British national imagination, uncovering the UK's collective unease with immigration from Central and Eastern Europe. But despite the powerful impact the UK's second largest language group has had on their host country's culture and politics, very little is known about its members.

This painstakingly researched book offers a broad perspective on Polish migrants in the UK, taking into account discursive actions, policies, family connections, transnational networks, and political engagement of the diaspora. Born out of a decade of ethnographic studies among various communities of Polish nationals living in London, Michal P. Garapich documents the changes affecting both Polish migrants and British society, offering insight into the inner tensions and struggles within what is often assumed to be a uniform and homogeneous category. From Polish financial sector workers to the Polish homeless population, this groundbreaking book provides a street-level account of cultural and social determinants of Polish migrants as they continually rework their relation to class and ethnicity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ibidem
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783838266077
• Artikelnr.: 49719252

Autorenporträt

Michal P. Garapich is a social anthropologist and senior lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Roehampton.

Rezensionen

"In this important and rich monograph, Michal P. Garapich shows there are two major paradigms of interpretation in which we can conceptualise Polish presence in London: First, ethnic identity, second, deep class divisions. In consequence, this unity and diversity, fission and fusion creates a situation in which various groups recognise unity of language and identity but are aware of deep social dissonances and make sense of them. Garapich merges the two paradigms and the result is what anthropology does best-bringing alive the complexity of human life and richness of the web of meanings we produce." Professor Michal Buchowski Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder