The battle of Britishness : migrant journeys, 1685 to the present
Kushner, TonyAuthor
Analyzing the history and memory of migrant journeys, covering not only the response of politicians and the public but also literary and artistic representations, then and now, Kushner's volume sheds new light on the nature and construction of Britishness from the early modern era onwards.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Analyzing the history and memory of migrant journeys, covering not only the response of politicians and the public but also literary and artistic representations, then and now, Kushner's volume sheds new light on the nature and construction of Britishness from the early modern era onwards.
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Part I. Introduction and contexts. Introduction -- 1. Britishness, entry and exclusion -- 2. Constructing migrant journeys -- Part II. Early journeys, 1685-1880. Constructing the réfugiés -- 4. Volga Germans in the late nineteenth century: from refugees to foreign paupers -- Part III. The Nazi era. 5. Constructing (another) ideal refugee journey: the Kinder -- 6. The St Louis and after: refugee journeys without end? -- Part IV. Colonial and postcolonial journeys. 7. The Empire Windrush: the making of an iconic British journey -- 8. Stowaways and others: racism and alternative journeys into Britishness -- Part V. Conclusions. 9. Britishness and the nature of migrant journeys.
Immigrants
Minorities
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Immigration & Emigration