This book aims to address this neglect in the European context with concentration on the UK case. Conceptually, This book explores the meanings of diaspora and whether this is an appropriate concept to refer to Latin American migration to Europe in particular. It also examines the utility of transnationality and transmigration as useful in explaining and assessing the realities of the movement of Latin Americans around the world. The book provides important conceptual discussions of some key themes in relation to Latin American migrants in general, such as poverty, negotiating institutions, family life and domestic service and mainly in relation to the European context. Perhaps most importantly in terms of the state of current knowledge on the topic, it uncovers the lives of Latin American migrants in the UK, which have remained largely hidden to date.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Latin American Migration across Borders |
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Section 1 Conceptual Understanding of Latin American Migration across Borders |
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Chapter 2 Transnational Theory and South American Immigration across Europe |
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Chapter 3 A Transnational Asset Accumulation Framework for Researching Latin American Migration |
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Chapter 4 Rethinking the Family through Migration: Gender Ideologies and Practices of Care in Ecuador |
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Chapter 5 Latin American Domestic Workers Abroad: Perspectives from Spain |
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Section 2 Understanding Latin American Migration to the United Kingdom |
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Chapter 6 Super-Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Integration: An Overview of the Latin American Population in London, UK |
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Chapter 7 Policy Change from Below: Recognizing Migrants' Political Agency among Latin Americans in London |
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Chapter 8 Conceptualizing Human Well-Being from a Gender and Life Course Perspective: The Case of Peruvian Migrants in London |
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Chapter 9 Gender Transformations and Gender-Based Violence among Latin American Migrants in London |
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Chapter 10 Latin American Commercial Spaces and the Formation of Ethnic Publics in London: The Case of the Elephant and Castle |
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Chapter 11 Colombian Migrant Families in the North of England: Sociocultural Invisibility and Young People's Identity Strategies |
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Chapter 12 Political Transnationalism and Gender among Colombian Migrants in London |
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Chapter 13 Everyday Transnationalism: Religion in the Lives of Brazilian Migrants in London and Brazil |
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CATHY MCILWAINE Reader in the Department of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
