Refugees in Twentieth-Century Britain: A History

by Becky Taylor

Book Overview

This timely history explores the entry, reception and resettlement of refugees across twentieth-century Britain. 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. She thus demonstrates how refugees'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107187982
• ISBN13: 9781107187986
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"