1st Edition
Maltese in London A Case-Study in the Erosion of Ethnic Consciousness
Preface. Introduction. 1. Maltese Migration to Britain 2. The Structure of the Maltese Community in London 3. Maltese Crime in London 4. Causes of Maltese Crime 5. Crime in a Minority Situation: The Imputation of Collective Responsibility 6. Maltese Denial of Collective Responsibility 7. In Conclusion: Minorities in Britain. Appendices. References. Index.
Biography
Geoff Dench (1940–2018), was a social scientist whose work related particularly to the lives of working-class men. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, he worked as research assistant on a variety of projects at the Institute of Community Studies. In 1966 he joined the new Sociology Department at Enfield College of Technology (which became Middlesex Polytechnic now University), while carrying out research at the London School of Economics for the thesis on which this book is based. After completing the thesis, he undertook research in Mauritius on educational change in plural society. At the time of original publication he was Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Middlesex Polytechnic.
