The battle of Britishness

Analyzing 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.

Tony Kushner is Professor of History and Director of the Parkes Institute, University of Southampton

Part I:Introduction1. Britishness, entry and exclusion2. Constructing migrant journeysPart II: Early journeys, 1685-18803. Huguenot journeys: constructing the refugees4. Volga Germans in the late nineteenth century: from refugees to foreign paupersPart III: The Nazi era5. Constructing (another) ideal refugee journey: the KinderPart IV: Colonial and postcolonial journeys7. The Empire Windrush: the making of an iconic British journey8. Stowaways and others: racism and alternative journeys into BritishnessPart V: Conclusions9. Britishness and the nature of migrant journeysBibliographyIndex