Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables and Boxes; Preface; 1 Strangers at the City Gates; 2 Host-Stranger Relations in Theory and Practice; 3 Local Policies Toward Migrants -- a Typology; 4 Rome: From Non-Policy to Delegation; 5 Tel Aviv: The Limits of Liberalism in a Guestworker Regime; 6 Paris: A Century of Assimilation; 7 Amsterdam: Pluralism and its Discontents; 8 Summary and Conclusions; Appendix: List of Interviews; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Using a unique analytical framework based on hoststranger relations, this book explores the response of cities to the settlement of labour immigrants. Comparing the local policies of four cities Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and Tel Aviv Michael Alexander charts the development of migrant policies over time and situates them within the broader social context, providing a fuller understanding of the interaction between cities and their migrant populations
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index
