Refugees in Twentieth-Century Britain
Refugees in Twentieth-Century Britain This timely history explores the entry, reception and resettlement of refugees across twentieth-century Britain. She thus demonstrates how refugees' experiences,…
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Refugees in Twentieth-Century Britain
This timely history explores the entry, reception and resettlement of refugees across twentieth-century Britain. She thus demonstrates how refugees' experiences, rather than being marginal, were emblematic of some of the principal developments in British society. Focusing on four cohorts of refugees - Jewish and other refugees from Nazism; Hungarians in 1956; Ugandan Asians expelled by Idi Amin; and Vietnamese 'boat people' who arrived in the wake of the fall of Saigon - Becky Taylor deftly integrates refugee history with key themes in the history of modern Britain.
Based on rich archival sources, Arguing that Britain's reception of refugees was rarely motivated by humanitarianism, this book reveals the role of Britain's international preoccupations, anxieties and sense of identity; and how refugees' reception was shaped by voluntary efforts and the changing nature of the welfare state.
Twentieth Century Paris