{"product_id":"german-migrants-in-post-war-britain-1","title":"German Migrants in Post-War Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoth timely and topical, with 2005 marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this unique book examines the little-known and under-researched area of German migration to Britain in the immediate post-war era. Authors Weber-Newth and Steinert analyze the political framework of post-war immigration and immigrant policy, and the complex decision-making processes that led to large-scale labour migration from the continent. They consider:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* identity, perception of self and others, stereotypes and prejudice\u003cbr\u003e* how migrants dealt with language and intercultural issues\u003cbr\u003e* migrants' attitudes towards national socialist and contemporary Germany\u003cbr\u003e* migrants' motivation for leaving Germany\u003cbr\u003e* migrants' initial experiences and their reception in Britain after the war, as recalled after 50 years in the host country, compared to their original expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on rich British and German governmental and non-governmental archive sources, contemporary newspaper articles and nearly eighty biographically–oriented interviews with German migrants, this outstanding volume, a must-read for students and scholars in the fields of social history, sociology and migration studies, expertly encompasses political as well as social-historical questions and engages with the social, economic and cultural situation of German immigrants to Britain from a life-historical perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261326119256,"sku":"9780714656571","price":210.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780714656571.jpg?v=1770791451","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/german-migrants-in-post-war-britain-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}