Through an analysis of Chinese migration to Europe, this volume examines the most pressing migration and integration issues facing many societies today, from the political and policy-based challenges of managing increasingly diverse communities, to individual lived experiences of identity and belonging. In addition to chapters on the UK, France and Italy, the book spotlights one of the most extraordinary examples of Chinese migration to Europe: that provided by the city of Prato, just 20km from Florence in Tuscany, Italy. Renowned for its historic textile industry, Prato is now home to one of the largest populations of Chinese residents in Europe, a phenomenon that is remarkable not only for its magnitude but also for the speed with which it has developed. This edited collection, which brings together twenty-seven separate contributors, deepens our understanding of the case of Prato within the context of Chinese migration to the new Europe.
Author Biography:
Fabio Berti, University of Siena, Italy Melissa Blanchard, Institut d'ethnologie méditerranéenne, européenne et comparative (Idemec), CNRS/Aix-Marseille Université, France Fabio Bracci, Istituto Ricerche Interventi Sociali (IRIS), Italy Daniele Brigadoi Cologna, Insubria University, Italy Eleonora Castagnone, International and European Forum of Research on Migration (FIERI), Italy Brian K. Cooper, Monash University, Australia. Laura De Pretto, University of Nottingham in Malaysia, Malaysia Gabi Dei Ottati, University of Florence, Italy A. Andrea Di Castro, Monash University, University Anja Michaela Fladrich, Holmes Institute, Australia Susan Freeman, University of Adelaide, Australia Kevin Latham, School of Oriental and African Studies, United Kingdom Silvia Lombardi, Italian National Statistical Institute (Istat), Italy Franco Lorenzini, Italian National Statistical Institute (Istat), Italy Emmanuel Ma Mung, University of Poitiers, France Anna Marsden, Chamber of Commerce of Prato, Italy, and University of East London, United Kingdom Maria Omodeo, Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (Cospe), Italy Xander Ong, Monash University, Australia Roberta Raffaetà, University of Trento, Italy Miri Song, University of Kent, United Kingdom Andrea Valzania, Istituto di Ricerche e Interventi Sociali (IRIS), Italy Flavio Verrecchia, Italian National Statistical Institute (Istat), Italy Marika Vicziany, Monash University, Australia
