Language, Labour and Migration (Studies in Migration and Diaspora), Kers PB..

Taylor & Francis

A multi-disciplinary exploration of the problems of 'language and labour' in an alien society. The book explores the role of language in migrants\u2019 assimilation, racialization and employment opportunities, together with broader aspects of employment and welfare. > Language, Labour and Migration explores two fundamental aspects of the migrant experience through a multi-disciplinary lens which combines the research of leading academics at the cutting edge of their fields. This latest volume from the centre for the Study of Migration brings together the work of anthropologists, economists, geographers, historians, political scientists and medical practitioners. Essays explore topics which include the role of mother tongue as a bridge to assimilation, the racialization of immigrants and refugees through language, the patterns of resistance undertaken by lascars, the experience of black British seamen in the eighteenth century, health advocacy in the twentieth century and the way.