This title was first published in 2000: Contemporary academic studies on economic activity and South Asians in Britain have tended to concentrate on self-employment and entrepreneurial business success, and it may be possible to forget that many South Asians came to Britain to work in declining manufacturing industries. The phrase from textile mills to taxi ranks is not only a metonym for the movement to a service sector economy, but also presents a shift in place of work for many (Azad) Kahmiri/Pakistani men. The author explores the way in which issues of employment, work, income generation and economic status affect, and are affected by, a section of the Mirpuri/Pakistani community based in Oldham. The men discussed have strong emotional, spiritual and material ties to the geographical district of Mirpur and stories of workers and industry, home and aborad, dreams and realities, merge and entwine with the practices of everyday life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-13
9781138715448
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4046712323
Product Key Features
Author
Virinda S Kalra
Publication Name
From Textile Mills to Taxi Ranks: Experiences of Migration, Labour and Social Change
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
230 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight
454g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Virinda S Kalra
Series Title
Routledge Revivals
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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