Migrant women's voices : talking about life and work in the UK since 1945 / Linda McDowell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDowell, Linda, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Great Britain.

Emigration and immigration.

Women migrant labor--Great Britain.

Women migrant labor.

Women--Employment--Great Britain.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Between 1945 and the new century millions of women, including mothers and migrants, joined the labour force. These changes are brought to life through the stories of migrant women, working in factories and hospitals, banks, care homes, shops and universities over a period of 60 years. Migrant Women's Voices is an autobiography of the post-war period as Britain became a multi-cultural society and waged work the norm for most women. McDowell illustrates the shift in migration patterns as post-imperial migrants to the UK replaced the immediate post-war pattern of migrants from war-torn Europe and who were then themselves joined by migrants from an increasingly diverse range of countries as the 20th century drew to a close."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction: Working Lives

1. Post-war Dislocation

2. Coming Home?

3. Post-independence Exile

4. Short Term Careerism and Temporary Migration

5. A Colder World?

Appendix

Doing Qualitative Research

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474224468

1474224466

9781474224512

1474224512

9781474224505

1474224504

OCLC:

935323954