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Living on the Margins: Undocumented Migrants in a Global City
Alice Bloch
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Description for Living on the Margins: Undocumented Migrants in a Global City
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Living on the margins breaks new ground by offering a unique insight into the working lives of undocumented (or `irregular') migrants living in London, and their employers. It exposes the contradictions in policies, which marginalise and criminalise these migrants, while promoting exploitative labour market policies but also reveals that the migrants can be active agents in shaping their lives within the constraint of status. .
Living on the margins breaks new ground by offering a unique insight into the working lives of undocumented (or `irregular') migrants living in London, and their employers. It exposes the contradictions in policies, which marginalise and criminalise these migrants, while promoting exploitative labour market policies but also reveals that the migrants can be active agents in shaping their lives within the constraint of status. .
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447319375
SKU
V9781447319375
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99-50
About Alice Bloch
Alice Bloch is Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester. She is also a co-author of Sans Papiers: The social and economic lives of young undocumented migrants, 2014 and Race, Multiculture and Social Policy, 2013. Sonia McKay is Professor of European Socio-Legal Studies, University of the West of England. She is a co-author of Undocumented Workers' Transitions, 2011. ... Read more
Reviews for Living on the Margins: Undocumented Migrants in a Global City
Alice Bloch and Sonia McKay not only show the challenges faced by those living without documentation, but also explore current legislation and policies that are shaping these experiences. LSE Review of Books Bloch and McKay provide a thorough-going account of...the undocumented migrant. Chartist A very welcome contribution in a context where immigrants are seen as scapegoats ... Read more