Thompson, Melseta Evadne (1989) A case study in labour migration: reluctant settlers : Jamaicans in the West Midlands, 1948-1984. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This la an ethnography of Jamaica Migration to them UK. The purpose of the study la to locate migrants' views within the spectrum of migration debates; thereby bridging the gap between theories of migration and the perception/ experiences/stories of migrants. The continued remigration ambitions of the majority of this group of first generation labour migrants, despite forty years of residence in the UK, leads one to pool« the thesis that they are reluctant settlers.
The sstudy explores this thesis, by highlighting and examining the social and economic context of labour migration from Jamaica to the UK during the 1940’ a to 1965 period. A number of theoretical dimensions are explored, relating to:- (1) Intricate macro and micro dynamic expelling factors in Jamaica (2) the socio- politico-economic factors surrounding the implosion and incorporation of African-Caribbean migrants into the British economy; (3) the employment characteristics of these migrant labourers, in terms of resource utility, actual and potential application within the receiving country, and remuneration for the migrants.
By looking at various theoretical debates and raising sometimes 'controversial' issues- an attempt is made to come to grips with the basic pproblem of migration when it relates to groups of people who are perceived to be extremely different from the natives
This study has come at an opportune time am it will inform and contribute to contemporary debates about the increasing politicisation and institutionalisation of racism and xenophobia, particularly in the climate of European Community consolidationn towards 1992. This by Implication la an attempt to ensure that the migrants’ view la not overlooked ln the above mentioned preparations and consolidations

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Migrant labor -- West Indies, British, Jamaica -- Emigration and immigration, West Indians -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century, West Indians -- England -- West Midlands -- History, Immigrants -- England -- West Midlands -- History
Official Date:	June 1989
Dates:	Date Event June 1989 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Social History
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Mason, Tony,1938- ; Cohen, Robin,1944-
Extent:	iv, 407, [21] leaves.
Language:	eng

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