Refugees in Twentieth-Century Britain - A History

A timely history of the entry, reception and resettlement of refugees to Britain across the twentieth century.

List of contents

Introduction; 1, Protectionism vs Internationalism: Refugees from Nazism; 2. Post-War Settlement: The Hungarians; 3, Rivers of Blood: The Ugandan Asians; 4, Marketisation and Multiculturalism: Refugees from Vietnam; 5. A New World Order: Conclusion; Bibliography.

About the author

Becky Taylor teaches modern British history at the University of East Anglia. She is the (co)author of four other books, including Another Darkness, Another Dawn: A History of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (2014) and A Minority and the State: Travellers in Britain in the Twentieth Century (2008).

Product details

• Authors: Becky Taylor, Becky (University of East Anglia) Taylor
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781107187986
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18798-6
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Refugees and political asylum, Refugees & Political Asylum