Migration in European History (INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF STUDIES ON MIGRATION, 4) - Hardcover

Holmes, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858984211 ISBN 13: 9781858984216

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This two-volume collection of articles on European migration during the 19th and 20th centuries examines the motivations for migration, drawing on the particular experience of Irish, German, Scottish, Italian, Scandinavian and other European migrants, as well as those who migrated to Europe, such as West Indian migrants into Britain. The first volume examines the hostility faced by migrants, both in their home countries and their countries of destination. The second volume considers the contributions migrants have made to their host countries, and compares the experiences of different migrant groups. In addition, the continuing links between migrants and their countries of origin is explored through a series of essays and papers. Altogether there are 51 articles, dating from 1950 to 1994.

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Review:

‘By bringing together these articles in a coherent structure this volume is a useful addition to the specialist’s bookshelf as well as the undergraduates reading list. The editor Colin Holmes provides a useful introduction and overview of the work’s main themes that are split into four sections – general theories of migration, an historical overview of groups involved, a tentative engagement with neglected groups and the reactions of receiving societies. . . . Students and researchers alike will be able to gain much from this collection bringing together as it does a wide selection of material.’ Author: Alexander Peach, Immigrants and Minorities

From the Author:

Edited by Colin Holmes, formerly Professor of History, University of Sheffield, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1858984211
• ISBN 13: 9781858984216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1280