Immigrant associations, integration and identity : Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European communities in Portugal / Joao Sardinha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sardinha, João.

Contributor:

IMISCOE (Organization)

Series:

IMISCOE dissertations.

IMISCOE dissertations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Portugal--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Angolans--Portugal.

Angolans.

Brazilians--Portugal.

Brazilians.

East Europeans--Portugal.

East Europeans.

Portugal--Emigration and immigration.

Portugal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 pages) : maps, charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An analysis of how Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European immigrant associations negotiate integration and identity strategies in Portugal.

Contents:

Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures and tables; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Integration and identity: Theoretical concepts and approaches; 3. The phenomenon of migrant associations; 4. Characteristics and consequences of immigration to Portugal; 5. Setting the scene: Research design and fieldwork methodology; 6. The associations: A typology; 7. The associations, integration and identity: Strategies for coping?; 8. The associations and Portuguese social and community services; 9 Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: List of interviewees; Notes; Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9786612591761

9781282591769

1282591762

9789048506736

9048506735

OCLC:

607886884

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.5117/9789089640369

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access