The migration history, demography, and socio-economic position of the Somali community in Britain / Peter J. Aspinall and Lavinia Mitton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aspinall, P. J., author.

Mitton, Lavinia, author.

Series:

Countries, regionals studies, trading blocks, unions, world organizations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somalis--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Somalis.

Somalis--Great Britain--Economic conditions.

Somalis--Great Britain--Statistics.

Somalis--Great Britain--Ethnic identity.

Immigrants--Great Britain--History.

Immigrants.

Community life--Great Britain--History.

Community life.

Somalia--Emigration and immigration--History.

Somalia.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Ethnic relations.

Great Britain--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2010]

Summary:

Focuses on the migration history, demography, and socio-economic position of the Somali community in Britain, the largest of the Somali diaspora communities outside the African subcontinent. This book addresses the many specific themes, including the statistical invisibility of ethnic Somalis in official data collection and the decennial census.

Contents:

The statistical invisibility of ethnic Somalis

The size of the Somali community in the UK

The demography of the Somali community

The cultural identities of Somalis : ethnicity, religion, and national identity

Living arrangements

Integration and social cohesion

Poverty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-472-6