Immigrants and Minorities in British Society

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This book, first published in 1978, examines the debate over immigration into Britain and raises the important point that the existence in the country of immigrant and minority groups is nothing new. Britain has, in fact, attracted newcomers throughout most of its history and it is to remedy the deficiency of research and knowledge about these early immigration processes that the present volume has been put together. Composed of a number of essays written from different perspectives by specialists in different areas, it attempts overall to provide a tightly integrated review of the major research areas, themes and problems involved in immigration studies. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Table of Contents Editorial Note PART I 1 Introduction: Immigrants and Minorities in Britain 2 Britons Old and New PART II 3 German Immigrants in England 4 English Attitudes to the Irish in England, 1789-1900 5 The Chinese in Britain, 1860-1914 6 J. A. Hobson and the Jews 7 The Vitality of a Tradition Select Bibliography Index to Specific Subjects Index to Places Index to Persons and Authors Cited