Elisabetta Zontini was a Visiting Fellow at the International Gender Studies Centre at Oxford University and a Research Fellow in the Families & Social Capital ESRC Research Group at London South Bank University. She has published a number of ethnographic articles and book chapters on gender and migration in Southern Europe and is now Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham.

• List of TablesList of MapsChapter 1. Introduction: Southern Europe and the New ImmigrationsChapter 2. Transnational Migration, Gender and Settlement: Towards an Understanding of the Southern European CaseChapter 3. Immigration, Work and Family in BolognaChapter 4. Immigration, Work and Family in BarcelonaChapter 5. Comparative Perspectives on Female Migration and Settlement in Southern EuropeChapter 6. ConclusionsBibliographyIndex

“…the book of Zontini makes an important and original contribution to studies of migration, gender, and transnationalism. It will certainly be of much interest to scholars as well as students working in these fields.”  ·  Anthropos“The book is inspiring in many respects…What stays with you after reading the book [are] the inspiring narratives of interviewed women…Personal biographies are thus the highlight of the book.”  ·  Anthropological Notebooks