Strangers, aliens, and Asians : Huguenots, Jews, and Bangladeshis in Spitalfields, 1660-2000 / Anne J Kershen.
Anne J. Kershen
BookExploring the dynamics that drive the processes of immigrant settlement and assimilation, this fascinating book looks at whether these are solely the outcome of the temporal setting, cultural background, and the contemporaneous socio-economic and political conditions, or whether there are factors which, irrespective of the prevailing environment, are constant features in the symbiosis between the outsider and the insider.Focusing on the area of Spitalfields in East London, this volume compares and contrasts the settlement, integration and assimilation processes undergone by three dif
Title |
Strangers, aliens and Asians : Huguenots, Jews and Bangladeshis in Spitalfields, 1660-2000 / Anne J. Kershen. |
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Publisher |
London New York : Routledge |
Creation Date |
2005 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-241) and index. English |
Content |
Book Cover Half-Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 People, place and a phenomenon 2 Home 3 Spitalfields 4 Religion 5 Charity and welfare 6 Mother tongue as a bridge to assimilation? 7 Huguenots, Jews and Bangladeshis and the spirit of capitalism 8 Xenophobia, anti-alienism and racism Conclusion Bibliography Index |
Series |
British Politics and Society |
Extent |
1 online resource (239 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010708043305171 |
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