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Examines immigration, ethnicity and racism in Britain from 1815 to 1945. This book tackles four themes: why so many immigrants made their way to Britain during that time; the geographical, gender and economic divisions of newcomers; ethnicity; and the reactions of the British to the newcomers.

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Pre-19th century communities; immigration into Britain, 1815-1945 - economic push factors, political push factors, enabling factors, economic pull factors, political pull factors; the structure of minority groupings - the size of communities, geographical distribution, age, gender and family structure, employment and class structure; Ethnicity - residence and marriage patterns, ethnic organisations, religion and philanthropy, cultural organisations, political and trade union activity; racism - official racism, unofficial racism.

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 5/26/1994 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719036989, 978-0719036989
      ISBN10: 0719036984

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines immigration, ethnicity and racism in Britain from 1815 to 1945. This book tackles four themes: why so many immigrants made their way to Britain during that time; the geographical, gender and economic divisions of newcomers; ethnicity; and the reactions of the British to the newcomers.

      Table of Contents
      Pre-19th century communities; immigration into Britain, 1815-1945 - economic push factors, political push factors, enabling factors, economic pull factors, political pull factors; the structure of minority groupings - the size of communities, geographical distribution, age, gender and family structure, employment and class structure; Ethnicity - residence and marriage patterns, ethnic organisations, religion and philanthropy, cultural organisations, political and trade union activity; racism - official racism, unofficial racism.

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