The "return" of British-born Cypriots to Cyprus : a narrative ethnography / Janine Teerling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teerling, Janine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Return migration.

Cypriots.

Ethnicity.

Emigration and immigration.

Cyprus--Emigration and immigration.

Cyprus.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration.

Great Britain.

Cypriots--Great Britain--Ethnic identity.

Return migration--Cyprus.

National characteristics, Cypriot.

Physical Description:

x, 205 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Brighton ; Chicago : Sussex Academic Press, 2014.

Summary:

The post war decades of the 1950s to the 1970s saw a mass migration from Cyprus to the UK. More recent years, however, have witnessed a 'return' to Cyprus of the British born children of Cypriot migrants in the UK. Drawing on multi site fieldwork, and adopting a life narrative approach this book offers a refreshing and contemporary at count of the motives. Experiences and the views of these second generation British Cypriots as they choose to build their lives in their parents birth country a Cyprus that has been dramatically altered by globalisation mass tourism and immigration since the first generation of immigrants left for British shares. Unlike their parents, who moved from Cyprus to the UK mainly out of economic, necessity this new generation of migrants tend to view their relocation to Cyprus as a lifestyle choice. and while the first generation of Cypriot migrants in the UK generally worked and socialised within the bounds of the Cypriot community the British born return migrants in Cyprus, embrace a more international lifestyle beyond primordial or national boundaries observations, which challenge the hypothesis that second generation return migration is based on an essential longing to go back to ones roots. Janine Teerling examines the complexities and ambulances involved when exploring ideas of identity. 'return home' and belonging in the ancestral homeland-demonstrating how boundaries of such nations are blurred erected and re established by a new generation of migrants reflecting their time experiences choices and ideologies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Second-Generation 'Return': Defining the Terms 2

Research Context 5

Methods and Sample 9

Overview of the Book 15

1 The British-Cypriot Migration Experience 19

Recent Political History 19

Cypriot Migration and Settlement in the UK 23

The Second Generation in the UK 29

Return Migration to Cyprus 33

Migration Reversal: From Emigrant to Immigrant Stat 34

2 Childhood Memories of the Parental Homeland 41

Growing up in the UK 41

Holiday Visits: Freedom and Family Warmth 51

Childhood Experiences in Cyprus: Home or Holiday? 58

Other Transnational Childhoods 62

Reflecting on Relocation: Experiences Then and Now 66

3 Motives for 'Return' and Adjustment upon Relocation to Cyprus

Reasons for Return 82

Experiences upon Return and Adjustment to the Island Environment 90

Experiencing and Managing Everyday Life 98

4 'Home' and New Spaces of Belonging 114

Beyond Identity: A conceptual Note 114

Dynamics of 'Home' and the Journey to Belonging 117

Constructing 'Third Cultural Spaces of Belonging' in Cyprus 124

Personal Relationships and Social Spaces 127

Agency, Choices and 'Cypriotness' in the Development of 'Third Cultural Spaces of Belonging' 133

Female Returnees in their Fifties: Different Perspectives 136

5 British-born Turkish-Cypriot 'Returnees' 143

British-born Turkish Cypriots in the UK 144

Resons for 'Return' 153

Everyday Life in Cyprus 157

Articulations of Home and Belonging 162

Second-generation Returnees: Potential Agents of Change? 165

Conclusion 171

The role of Childhood Experiences 171

The Decision to Return 12

Family, Gender and Generational Dynamics Surrounding the Return Experience 173

Reactions to the Fundamental Changes in Cypriot Society in Recent Years 175

The Development of 'Third Cultural Spaces of Belonging' 177

The Importance of the Regional Context 179

A Separate Note on the British-born Turkish-Cypriot Experiences 180

Epilouge 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781845195885

1845195884

OCLC:

855263702