The myth of return: Dismissal, survival or revival? A Bradford example of transnationalism as a political instrument

The significance of homeland attachment among the second-and -third generation British Pakistanis is analyzed by comparing with the myth of return that characterized the early pioneer phase of Pakistani migration to Britain. It is suggested that, for pioneer generation, the myth of return justified a socio-economically motivated migration, however, for second and third generations this represents a response to contemporary political tensions and Islamophobia.