An Immigration History Of Britain: Multicultural Racism Since 1800

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface List of illustrations 1. A country of immigration? Migrant histories Immigration before 1800 Immigration since 1800 2. Migration to Britain The scale of migration The causes of migration to Britain Underlying factors The role and attractions of Britain Local and personal factors The complexity of migration motivations 3. Three paths to integration? Geography, demography and economics Patterns of integration? Geographical distribution on a national scale The inevitability of ghettoization? Demography Economics The inevitability of integration? 4. Ethnicity, identity and Britishness From national and ethnic blocks to individuals Religion Politics Cultural identities Conclusions 5. Xenophobia and racism Racism, social scientists and historians Xenophobia and racism in modern British history Institutional racism Ideologies, outsiders and their persecution Racist Britain 6. The evolution of multiculturalism Multicultural definitions The legal basis of multiculturalism Support for migrants and refugees The impact of immigration Britain as a multicultural state and society 7. Conclusions, contradictions and continuities Migration versus control Poverty versus social mobility Ethnicity, identity and Britishness Racism or multiculturalism? Bibliography Index