Migrants or expatriates? : Americans in Europe /

While overseas Americans are often seen as short-term corporate transferees or backpackers, there are also many Americans, estimates range from two to seven million, living overseas. This book explores the case of longer-term overseas Americans, migrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. W...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Klekowski von Koppenfels, Amanda (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Migration, diasporas and citizenship.
Subjects:	Europe > Emigration and immigration > History > 21st century. United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 21st century. Americans > Europe > History > 21st century. Immigrants > Europe > Interviews. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Profiles
3. The Accidental Migrant
4. Socio-Economic Transnationalism and Integration
5. Identity
6. Political Transnationalism and Political Engagement
7. Activism in their Own Interest
8. Conclusion.