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Helen Taylor - Refugees and the Meaning of Home: Cypriot Narratives of Loss, Longing and Daily Life in London (Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship) - 9781137553324 - V9781137553324
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Refugees and the Meaning of Home: Cypriot Narratives of Loss, Longing and Daily Life in London (Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship)

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Description for Refugees and the Meaning of Home: Cypriot Narratives of Loss, Longing and Daily Life in London (Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship) Hardcover. This book explores the meaning of home for Cypriot refugees living in London since their island was torn apart by war. Taking an innovative approach, it looks at how spaces, time, social networks and sensory experiences come together as home is constructed. It places refugee narratives at its centre to reveal the agency of those forced to migrate. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFFD; JFFN; JFFP; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
This book explores the meaning of home for Cypriot refugees living in London since their island was torn apart by war. Taking an innovative approach, it looks at how spaces, time, social networks and sensory experiences come together as home is constructed. It places refugee narratives at its centre to reveal the agency of those forced to migrate.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137553324
SKU
V9781137553324
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Helen Taylor
Helen Taylor is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London, UK. She has published in the fields of refugee studies, migration and narrative.

Reviews for Refugees and the Meaning of Home: Cypriot Narratives of Loss, Longing and Daily Life in London (Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship)
“Helen Taylor’s (2015) work on the Greek and Turkish Cypriot community in London is an investigation into how enforced displacement and exile problematizes questions of home, notably as diasporic generations become postdiasporic. … Interweaving theoretical insights into a careful and revealing account of the phenomenologies of home, Taylor is able to convey the complexities of home and how most Cypriots ... Read more

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