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The battle of Britishness

Migrant journeys, 1685 to the present

Bibliographic Data

ID20022448
AuthorsTony Kushner (0009-0003-4960-6273, corresponding author)
Year2012
Pages320
Publication date2012-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Battle of Britishness: Migrant journeys, 1685 to the present (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWinchester University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.7228/manchester/9780719066405.001.0001
OpenAlexW4251664520
Open LibraryOL26826774M
ISBN9780719066405
LanguageEN
Citations received15

This pioneering study of migrant journeys to Britain begins with Huguenot refugees in the 1680s and continues to asylum seekers and east European workers today. Analysing the history and memory of migrant journeys, covering not only the response of politicians and the public but also literary and artistic representations, then and now, this volume sheds new light on the nature and construction of Britishness from the early modern era onwards. It helps to explain why people come to Britain (or are denied entry) and how migrants have been viewed by state and society alike. The journeys covered vary from the famous (including the Empire Windrush in 1948) to the obscure, such as the Volga German transmigrants passing through Britain in the 1870s. While employing a broadly historical approach, the book incorporates insights from many other disciplines and employs a comparative methodology to highlight the importance of the symbolic as well as the physical nature of such journeys

Ancient history · Battle · Britishness · Political science · Australian History and Society · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity · Emigration & Immigration · emigration and immigration · Europe · Great britain · Immigrants · Minorities · Social Science

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Unique citing works15
Citations per year1,25
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14
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