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Colonial, Refugee and Allied Civilians after the First World War
Immigration Restriction and Mass Repatriation
Routledge Studies in First World War History Series
Author: Jenkinson Jacqueline
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Keywords
Belgian Refugees; Arab Sailors; British colonial peoples; Aliens Restriction; Repatriation; LGB; Colonialism; BWIR; British Empire; Chinese Sailors; Home Office; Central Government; the Scottish Office; Belgian Exiles; Lithuanian Refugees; Local Government Board; Mass Repatriation; Ministry of Shipping; Prohibited Area; Ministry of Labour; Aliens Restriction Act; Eastern European Jews; wartime construction; Overseas Nationals; Britain's reputation; Firemen; liberal democracy; Chinese Seamen; post-war legal restrictions; Lithuanian Women; British Subject Status; Replacement Labour Force; Colonial Workers; Aliens Restriction Order; Repatriation Scheme; Lace Makers; Destitute Aliens; Ship Owners
Publication date: 12-2021
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 04-2020
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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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 front: serving in the armed forces, in labour battalions and employed in key wartime industries, such as munitions work, the merchant navy and wartime construction. This book sets out to uncover why central government decided to implement a policy of repatriation of "friendly" peoples after the war. It alsoexplores the imposition of wartime and post-war legal restrictions on these groups as part of a major shift in policy towards reducing the settlement and limiting the employment of overseas populations in Britain.
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; Bibliography; Index
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.