Global Cities At Work : New Migrant Divisions of Labour.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Pluto Press, 2009Copyright date: �2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (211 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781783715398Genre/Form: Electronic books. Additional physical formats: Print version:: Global Cities At WorkOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Photos -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Deregulation, Migration and the New World of Work -- 2. Global City Labour Markets and London's New Migrant Division of Labour -- 3. London's Low-Paid Foreign-Born Workers -- 4. Living and Remaking London's Ethnic and Gender Divisions -- 5. Tactics of Survival among Migrant Workers in London -- 6. Relational Lives: Migrants, London and the Rest of the World -- 7. Remaking the City: Immigration and Post-Secular Politics in London Today -- 8. Just Geographies of (Im)migration -- Appendices -- References -- Index.
A fascinating look at migrant labour in London, based on interviews with more than 800 foreign-born workers.
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