Migration in European history /
Since the opening of the Iron Curtain, migration has become a major cause for concern in many European countries. However, migrations to, from and within Europe are nothing new, as Klaus J. Bade reminds us in this timely book. Bade presents a history of European migration over a range of eras, count...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2003.
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| Series: | Making of Europe.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Since the opening of the Iron Curtain, migration has become a major cause for concern in many European countries. However, migrations to, from and within Europe are nothing new, as Klaus J. Bade reminds us in this timely book. Bade presents a history of European migration over a range of eras, countries and migration types, examining the driving forces and currents of migration as well as their effects on the cultures of both migrants and host countries. He focuses mainly on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, paying particular attention to the period from the end of the Second World War to the present day, and includes public perceptions of migration as well as migration policies. This emphasis on recent history enables the author to illuminate the problems that Europe is presently experiencing. The book touches on one of the most controversial areas of current European politics, demonstrating that the reactions of today's host populations are often alarmist, and reminding us that many Europeans are themselves descendants of earlier migrants. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 402 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470754658 0470754656 9780470754573 0470754575 9780631189398 0631189394 |