1st Edition

Colonial, Refugee and Allied Civilians after the First World War Immigration Restriction and Mass Repatriation

By Jacqueline Jenkinson Copyright 2020
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Following the First World War and in actions that challenged Britain’s reputation as a liberal democracy, various government departments implemented policies of mass repatriation from Britain of populations of colonial and friendly migrants and refugees. Many of those repatriated had played a significant part in the war effort and had given valuable service in the combat zones and on the home... Read more

Acknowledgements;  Introduction;  1. The Arrival of Colonial and Friendly Migrants and Refugees and their Wartime Employment;  2. Host Responses to Colonial and Friendly Migrants and Refugees;  3. Aliens’ Legislation During and After the War;  4. The Wartime Development of Government Repatriation Policy;  5. The Implementation of Mass Repatriation;  Conclusion;  BibliographyIndex

Biography

Jacqueline Jenkinson is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Stirling. She has published widely on the history of minority groups in Britain during and after the First World War.