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The Battle of Britishness

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

The Battle of Britishness

By Tony Kushner

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About the book

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, Kushner's volume sheds new light on the nature and construction of Britishness from the early modern era onwards. It is an essential tool for those wanting to und...Show more

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9780719066412

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published year

2014

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1

Original title

The Battle of Britishness

Format

Paperback

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