The Impact of Immigration
Subtitle: A Documentary History of the Effects and Experiences of Immigrants in Britain Since 1945 (Documents in Contemporary History)
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780719046841
Subjects: British & Irish history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Civil rights & citizenship; Immigration & emigration; Emigration And Immigration; Social Science; History - General History; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Emigration & Immigration; Europe - Great Britain - General; Political History; Economic Conditions; Sociology - General
Description: "This book is a documentary history of immigration into post-war Britain. Using a range of sources, it illustrates both the structural and personal reasons for immigration. The author pays special attention to the social and economic lives of immigrants--while some have found economic success, the majority remain underprivileged. Many have tried to maintain their ethnicity, especially through language, religion, politics and culture. As a result, many immigrants have faced varying degrees of hostility from the state and from individual "native" Britons."--Pub. desc.