The unsettling of Europe : the great migration, 1945 to the present
Gatrell, Peter2019
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Migrants have stood at the heart of modern Europe's experience, whether trying to escape danger, to find a better life or as a result of deliberate policy, whether moving from the countryside to the city, or between countries, or from outside the continent altogether. Peter Gatrell's powerful new book is the first to bring these stories together into one place. He creates a compelling narrative bracketed by two nightmarish periods: the great convulsions following the fall of the Third Reich and the mass attempts in the 2010s by migrants to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. The Unsettling of Europe is a new history of the continent, charting the ever-changing arguments about the desirability or otherwise of migrants and their central role in Europe's post-1945 prosperity. Gatrell is as fascinating on the giant movements of millions (such as the epic waves of German migration) to that of much smaller groups, such as the Karelians, Armenians, Moluccans or Ugandan Asians. Above all he has written a book that makes the reader deeply aware of the many extraordinary journeys taken by countless individuals in pursuit of work, safety and dignity, all the time.Migrants have stood at the heart of modern Europe's experience whether trying to escape danger, to find a better life or as a result of deliberate policy, whether moving from the countryside to the city, or between countries, or from outside the continent altogether. Peter Gatrell's powerful new book is the first to bring these stories together into one place. He creates a compelling narrative bracketed by two nightmarish periods: the great convulsions following the fall of the Third Reich and the mass attempts in the 2010s by migrants to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. 'The Unsettling of Europe' is a new history of the continent, charting the ever-changing arguments about the desirability or otherwise of migrants and their central role in Europe's post-1945 prosperity.
Main title:
The unsettling of Europe : the great migration, 1945 to the present / Peter Gatrell.
Author:
Gatrell, Peter, author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (xiii, 548 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Description based on print version record.
Audience:
Specialized.
Linking notes:
Print version :
ISBN:
9780141984803 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
304.80940904
Language:
English
Subject:
Europe -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th centuryEurope -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 21st centuryEurope -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th centuryEurope -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects -- History -- 21st centuryEurope -- Civilization -- 20th centuryEurope -- Civilization -- 21st centurySocietyEuropean historyHistorySocial & cultural historyMigration, immigration & emigrationSociology & anthropologySocial ScienceHistory
BRN:
2577869