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Zusatztext This is a superb piece of committed scholarship weaving together, through oral history, a powerful range of child migrant voices from the 1930s through to the present day. When the British government is treating young asylum seekers and others with disdain, it is crucial to restore their humanity; Eithne Nightingale’s book does with care, subtlety and compassion Informationen zum Autor Eithne Nightingale is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Queen Mary University of London and V&A Museum of Childhood, UK. She is the co-editor, along with Richard Sandell, of M useums, Equality and Social Justice (2012). She is also an award-winning writer, photographer and filmmaker, and is currently involved in producing multi-media content on child migration (www.childmigrantstories.com) and experiences of home during the Covid-19 pandemic (www.stayhomestories.co.uk). Klappentext All across the globe people flee their homes in search of safety; in particular, we know that children move in great numbers. This book spotlights the experiences of these child refugees in modern British history for the first time.From Somalia and Syria to East London and the Isle of Bute, this book charts the experiences of children who migrated to Britain, sometimes accompanied by loved ones and other times completely alone, from 1930 to the present day. It explores their motivations, trials and achievements, and provides critical insight into how the British - both on an individual and collective level - have welcomed and shunned vulnerable refugees over the years. Most importantly, Eithne Nightingale links these rich stories of child migration from history with contemporary issues such as Britain's Nationality and Borders Bill, Brexit and the European refugee crisis, making it vital reading for both historians of modern Britain and scholars of migration and human rights more broadly. Expertly situated in its historical and political context, Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain is a carefully-curated and urgently-needed collection of oral histories from child refugees who arrived in Britain over the last 100 years. Vorwort A historically contextualized collection of interviews with refugees who arrived and settled in the UK as children from 1930 to the present day. Zusammenfassung Almost half the people displaced worldwide are under 18, yet their voices are rarely heard. This book records the experiences of children arriving in Britain from Hitler’s Europe in the 1930s to those escaping war in Ukraine in 2022. It follows the journeys of war-traumatised children from Mogadishu to Mile End and from Syria to a Scottish isle. Some followed their parents to the ‘motherland’ from the former British Empire. Others came independently to escape forced marriage or military conscription.These powerful testimonies shed light on children’s motivations, trials and achievements, including in adult life, providing critical insight into how the British – both individually and collectively – have welcomed or shunned child migrants. Importantly, Eithne Nightingale links these stories with contemporary issues such as the Windrush Scandal and Britain’s Illegal Migration Act 2023.Situated in its historical and political context, Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain makes vital reading for those studying modern British history, migration and human rights as well as those working with child migrants. It will also appeal to a general audience interested in inspirational life stories.For more information on the book, related events and to watch award-winning films on child migration see childmigrantstories.com . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionResearching Child Migration1. “If Then, Why Not Now?”: Blanca Stern (nee Schreiber) and Necha (Natalie) Gluck (nee Dux) who arrived from Austria, aged 8 and 10 respectively, in 1938 2. No Man’...
