First Generation Pakistani Migrants In The Uk

Author : Zeibeda Sattar
Publisher : Transnational Press London
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781801350846

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First Generation Pakistani Migrants in the UK by Zeibeda Sattar Pdf

This book reports how modern life is constantly being affected by increasing forms of mobility. These mobilities allow for people to carry out activities that form and maintain relationships and networks on a social and obligatory basis. Complex mobility systems have enabled greater movement for many at local, national and international levels. Migration theories have been influenced by the mobilities paradigm and have led to the creation of new terminology such as ‘transnational migrants’. Both the needs of post-Second World War labour shortages and the political and economic climate of Pakistan (after partition in 1947) led to significant post-colonial Pakistani migration. This directed attention to life in the UK and resulted in and created new mobility dynamics. In terms of the research on which this book is based, face to face interviews took place, with a total of twenty eight interviewees that were carried out in two parts with the Pakistani diaspora living in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne who migrated up until the 1970’s. "Zeb’s work on the migration and settlement experiences of Pakistani migrants in the north east of England sheds light on both the historical and contemporary lives of the Pakistani diaspora. Zeb’s work is relevant to not only the Pakistani community, but also helps better understanding of how migrant communities generally maintain connections and develop new ones and adapt to new environments.” - Professor Jonathon Ling, University of Sunderland, UK . Contents Foreword Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction CHAPTER 1. Mobilities Theory CHAPTER 2. Pakistani Migration to the UK CHAPTER 3. Pakistani Migrant Settlement in Newcastle upon Tyne CHAPTER 4. Pakistani Migrant’s Experiences of Public Services in Newcastle upon Tyne CHAPTER 5. Pakistani Migrant’s Experiences of Leisure and Tourism CHAPTER 6. Conclusions Appendix

Author : Muhammad Anwar
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008583265

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The Myth of Return by Muhammad Anwar Pdf

Monograph on immigration and social adjustment of pakistanis in the UK - shows how prejudice and racial discrimination, resistance to cultural change (religion, educational background), etc. Slow down social integration, and discusses the social role of the ethnic group in helping immigrants to adjust (housing, job searching, child care etc.), Family structure, occupation, trade union and political participation, factors militating against return migration, etc. Bibliography pp. 245 to 253, diagrams, glossary, maps and references.

Author : Alison Shaw
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0631152288

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A Pakistani Community in Britain by Alison Shaw Pdf

Author : Melvin Ember,Carol R. Ember,Ian Skoggard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1263 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780306483219

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Encyclopedia of Diasporas by Melvin Ember,Carol R. Ember,Ian Skoggard Pdf

Immigration is a topic that is as important among anthropologists as it is the general public. Almost every culture has experienced adaptation and assimilation when immigrating to a new country and culture; usually leaving for what is perceived as a "better life". Not only does this diaspora change the country of adoption, but also the country of origin. Many large nations in the world have absorbed, and continue to absorb, large numbers of immigrants. The foreseeable future will see a continuation of large-scale immigration, as many countries experience civil war and secessionist pressures. Currently, there is no reference work that describes the impact upon the immigrants and the immigrant societies relevant to the world's cultures and provides an overview of important topics in the world's diasporas. The encyclopedia consists of two volumes covering three main sections: Diaspora Overviews covers over 20 ethnic groups that have experienced voluntary or forced immigration. These essays discuss the history behind the social, economic, and political reasons for leaving the original countries, and the cultures in the new places; Topics discusses the impact and assimilation that the immigrant cultures experience in their adopted cultures, including the arts they bring, the struggles they face, and some of the cities that are in the forefront of receiving immigrant cultures; Diaspora Communities include over 60 portraits of specific diaspora communities. Each portrait follows a standard outline to facilitate comparisons. The Encyclopedia of Diasporas can be used both to gain a general understanding of immigration and immigrants, and to find out about particular cultures, topics and communities. It will prove of great value to researchers and students, curriculum developers, teachers, and government officials. It brings together the disciplines of anthropology, social studies, political studies, international studies, and immigrant and immigration studies.

Author : P. Akhtar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137275165

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British Muslim Politics by P. Akhtar Pdf

Although there has emerged a huge interest in the Muslim communities in Britain since 9/11 and 7/7, few academic studies have focused on the political processes within Muslim communities and the impacts these have on civic engagement. This book examines the political biographies and religious identities of British Muslims of Pakistani descent.

Author : SALMA A SIDDIQUI
Publisher : One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789352010387

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The Migrants by SALMA A SIDDIQUI Pdf

Told in the first person, this honest, deeply moving and searingly self-critical account of the life of first generation Pakistani migrants in England is imbedded in the kaleidoscopic memories of a generation haunted by the tragic events of history. Burdened by their own secrets, it is the tale of a family in pursuit of hope and happiness in a new world. The narrative lays bare the heart of family life and the cosmos of first generation migrants, as they struggle to find a toehold in an utterly foreign country. Plucked from the warmth of Rawalpindi, transported to a cold foggy London winter, surround by the invisible barriers created by her culture, Salmi’s life becomes confined to the four walls of her family’s two-bed flat in Stockwell. While Abbu and Ammi wish their children to succeed in Western society, they also strive to maintain the heritage and religion they cherish. Enthralled by the allure of the world that lies beyond her family home, Salmi is required to navigate the slippery path between the strict traditions she has inherited and the baffling modern life she encounters every day as she grows up. Battling the yearnings of her family ‘in exile’ as well as her own emotional confusion, Salmi gradually transcends the strict traditions she has inherited. Today, she knows she has triumphed against all odds…but at what cost?

Author : Irena Ateljevic,Nigel Morgan,Annette Pritchard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136656392

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The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies by Irena Ateljevic,Nigel Morgan,Annette Pritchard Pdf

This volume is designed to enable its reader to think through vital concepts and theories relating to tourism and hospitality management, stimulate critical thinking and use multidisciplinary perspectives. The book is organized around three key ways of producing social change in and through tourism: critical thinking, critical education and critical action.

Author : Elspeth Frew,Leanne White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135146832

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Tourism and National Identities by Elspeth Frew,Leanne White Pdf

By understanding tourist destinations through the lens of national identity, the tourist may develop a deeper appreciation of the destination. Further, tourism marketers and planners may be better equipped to promote and manage the destination, particularly with regard to expectations of the potential visitor. Tourism and National Identities is the first volume to fully explore the relationship between tourism and national identities and the multiple ways in which cultural tourism, events and celebrations contribute to national identity. It examines core topics critical to understanding this relationship including: tourism branding, stereotyping and national identity; tourism-related representation and experience of national identity; tourism visitation/site/event management and the relationship to cultural tourism. The book looks at a range of international tourist sites and events, combines multidisciplinary perspectives and international cases to provide a thorough academic analysis. The interconnecting area of cultural tourism and national identity has been largely overlooked in the academic literature to date. This book gives considerable analysis to the complex relationship between the two domains and indeed, the multifaceted strategies used to define that relationship. Written by an international team of leading academics, Tourism and National Identities will be of interest to students, researchers and academics in tourism and related disciplines such as events, cultural studies and geography.

Author : Lalaie Ameeriar
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822373407

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Downwardly Global by Lalaie Ameeriar Pdf

In Downwardly Global Lalaie Ameeriar examines the transnational labor migration of Pakistani women to Toronto. Despite being trained professionals in fields including engineering, law, medicine, and education, they experience high levels of unemployment and poverty. Rather than addressing this downward mobility as the result of bureaucratic failures, in practice their unemployment is treated as a problem of culture and racialized bodily difference. In Toronto, a city that prides itself on multicultural inclusion, women are subjected to two distinct cultural contexts revealing that integration in Canada represents not the erasure of all differences, but the celebration of some differences and the eradication of others. Downwardly Global juxtaposes the experiences of these women in state-funded unemployment workshops, where they are instructed not to smell like Indian food or wear ethnic clothing, with their experiences at cultural festivals in which they are encouraged to promote these same differences. This form of multiculturalism, Ameeriar reveals, privileges whiteness while using race, gender, and cultural difference as a scapegoat for the failures of Canadian neoliberal policies.

Author : Zeyno Baran
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781441157867

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Citizen Islam by Zeyno Baran Pdf

Since September 11, Western governments have legitimized and empowered "nonviolent Islamists" as representatives of Islam for all Muslims in the West, an approach that has worried Muslim moderates. Citizen Islam addresses the implications of this approach. The book opens with an overview of the theology and history of Islam, to show that violence and intolerance are not fundamental aspects of the religion. It then explains the growth of Islamism in Europe and in the United States before suggesting that both are finally beginning to recognize the threat posed by nonviolent Islamists. Lastly, it outlines steps that Western and Muslims leaders can take to strengthen moderate Islam and counter the threat of Islamism. Written by Zeyno Baran, a Turkish-born Muslim, Citizen Islam sheds a sharp light on Muslim communities in the West. It concludes that there is much that Western governments can still do to reverse the spread of Islamism. But they must act quickly.

Author : Virinder S. Kalra
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015080872982

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Pakistani Diasporas by Virinder S. Kalra Pdf

When compared to studies of the Indian diaspora, or even in the wider framework of diaspora studies, there is relatively meagre research about the Pakistani diaspora. This collection is the first to bring together the extant literature and provide both a historical and contemporary set of accounts. It is primarily about the processes associated with migration and settlement as seen from the receiving end. Even though Roger Ballard and Junaid Rana offer accounts of Pakistan's political economy, it is only in Frances Watkins chapter that migrant voices within Pakistan themselves speak. Even in this chapter their life stories are focused on the impact of migration. Though, given the transnational frame in which many Pakistani diasporic communities live, it is not really possible to solely focus on the place of settlement. Indeed, the shift from migration studies to transnational or diaspora research reflects the empirical reality of a non-linear dynamics inherent in migratory movements. Historically the notion that people move and settle in a sequential and traceable manner has been rightly disputed and the circular nature of migratory movements has come to the fore. Even though the issues that are raised in the majority of the chapters are concerned with adaptation and change in new environments, these are always linked or referenced to a transnational frame.

Author : Patricia Jeffery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1976-07-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521210706

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Migrants and Refugees by Patricia Jeffery Pdf

This study analyses the immigration of Muslim and Christian Pakistani families coming into Britain.

Author : Bogusia Temple,Rhetta Moran
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847429056

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Doing Research with Refugees by Bogusia Temple,Rhetta Moran Pdf

Explores methodological issues relating to the involvement of refugees in service evaluation and development, building on a two-year seminar series funded by the ESRC and attended by a range of participants.

Author : Sophie Gilliat-Ray,Riyaz Timol
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783039437412

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Leadership, Authority and Representation in British Muslim Communities by Sophie Gilliat-Ray,Riyaz Timol Pdf

The contributions explore Muslim religious leadership in multiple forms and settings. While traditional authority is usually correlated with theology and piety, as in the case of classically trained ulema, the public advocacy of Muslim community concerns is often headed by those with professionalized skillsets and civic experience. In an increasingly digital world, both women and men exercise leadership in novel ways, and sites of authority are refracted from traditional loci, such as mosques and seminaries, to new and unexpected places. This collection provides systematic focus on a topic that has hitherto been given rather diffuse consideration. It complements historical work on community leadership as well as more contemporary discussion on the training and role of Islamic religious authorities. It will be of interest to scholars in Religious Studies, Sociology, Political Science, History, and Islamic Studies.

Author : Tony Capstick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137569783

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Multilingual Literacies, Identities and Ideologies by Tony Capstick Pdf

This book explores the language and literacy practices which sustain transnational migration across generations and across traditional boundaries such as school and home. The author has conducted extensive fieldwork in Pakistan and the UK to study migration between the two countries. Individuals’ access to the dominant literacies of migration are contrasted with the vernacular practices which migrants take up at home as part of their digital literacies. The study explores the blurring of boundaries between home and school as well as the blurring of boundaries between language varieties. Tracing access to literacy in this way also shines a light on the literacy mediators migrants turn to for help with English language learning and when trying to access the bureaucratic literacies of migration. The study ends by exploring how migrants use all of their language resources, not just English, to fit into their new homes once they have arrived in the UK.