{"product_id":"the-battle-of-britishness-migrant-journeys-1685-to-the-present-9780719066412","title":"The Battle of Britishness Migrant Journeys 1685","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing 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, Kushner’s volume sheds new light on the nature and construction of Britishness from the early modern era onwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKushner underscores that remembering is above all a political process of selection and exclusion, and that national memories as well as migrant recasting of narratives are part and parcel of this process. Beyond the author's obvious craftsmanship and empathy for his subjects, what emerges from this is the complexity of the struggle for meaning. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I:\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Britishness, entry and exclusion\u003cbr\u003e2. Constructing migrant journeys\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Early journeys, 1685–1880\u003cbr\u003e3. Huguenot journeys: constructing the refugees\u003cbr\u003e4. Volga Germans in the late nineteenth century: from refugees to foreign paupers\u003cbr\u003ePart III: The Nazi era\u003cbr\u003e5. Constructing (another) ideal refugee journey: the Kinder\u003cbr\u003ePart IV: Colonial and postcolonial journeys\u003cbr\u003e7. The Empire Windrush: the making of an iconic British journey\u003cbr\u003e8. Stowaways and others: racism and alternative journeys into Britishness\u003cbr\u003ePart V: Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e9. Britishness and the nature of migrant journeys\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037297475927,"sku":"9780719066412","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719066412.jpg?v=1750935220","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-battle-of-britishness-migrant-journeys-1685-to-the-present-9780719066412","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}