Joanna Herbert: 4 books

Book cover of Negotiating Boundaries in the City

Negotiating Boundaries in the City

Migration, Ethnicity, and Gender in Britain

by Joanna Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016

Using in-depth life-story interviews and oral history archives, this book explores the impact of South Asian migration from the 1950s onwards on both the local white, British-born population and the migrants themselves. Taking Leicester as a main case study - identified as a European model of multicultural...
Book cover of Global Cities At Work

Global Cities At Work

New Migrant Divisions of Labour

by Jane Wills, Cathy McIlwaine, Jon May
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2009

This book is about the people who always get taken for granted. The people who clean our offices and trains, care for our elders and change the sheets on the bed. Global Cities at Work draws on testimony collected from more than 800 foreign-born workers employed in low-paid jobs in London during the...
Book cover of Testimonies of the City

Testimonies of the City

Identity, Community and Change in a Contemporary Urban World

by Joanna Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016

Oral testimony is one of the most valuable but challenging sources for the study of modern history, providing access to knowledge and experience unavailable to historians of earlier periods. In this groundbreaking collection, oral testimonies are used to explore themes relating to the construction...
Book cover of Recruitment, Retention, and Engagement of a Millennial Workforce
by Lauren Coffey, Josh Compton, Donna M. Elkins
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018

The millennial generation is unique in various ways, particularly with regard to their career aspirations and expectations. Due to their reputation as “job hoppers,” recruiting millennials is not enough. Retention of a millennial workforce is imperative for organizational success and longevity....
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