Moving Lives: Narratives of Nation and Migration Among Europeans in Post-war Britain

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 - 212 pages
This research covers the experiences of Cypriots, Poles and Italians who emigrated to the Leicester area after the war. It examines the different motivations that precipitated these movements of people and how their previous experiences impacted on their lives in Britain.

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Narrating Migration
29
23
43
Remembering the Nation
67
The Myth of No Return
101
The Binding Ties of Community
141
Conclusion
178
Bibliography
189
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Kathy Burrell is a Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at the University of Liverpool, UK.

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