| Retiring to Spain: Women's Narratives of Nostalgia, Belonging and Community Contributor(s): Ahmed, Anya (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447313305 ISBN-13: 9781447313304 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gerontology - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 305.262 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a study of nostalgia, belonging and community which provides a new theoretical framework for understanding retirement migration. It is the first account of retirement migration that focuses on the voices of retired working-class British women, who are considering either return migration to the UK or permanent/temporary settlement in Spain. Through a narrative approach, we follow their journeys as they seek, recreate and construct community in a new context and their experiences of belonging and non-belonging are unravelled. The book offers a critical perspective, challenging positivistic, essentialist definitions of community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ahmed, Anya: - Anya Ahmed is senior lecturer in social policy at the University of Salford, UK. |