Literature, immigration and diaspora in fin-de-siècle England : a cultural history of the 1905 Aliens Act / David Glover.

"The 1905 Aliens Act was the first modern law to restrict immigration to British shores. In this book, David Glover asks how it was possible for Britain, a nation that had prided itself on offering asylum to refugees, to pass such legislation. Tracing the ways that the legal notion of the 'alien' be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glover, David, 1946-
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
National characteristics, British.
Emigration and immigration in literature.
Emigration and immigration law > Great Britain.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Physical Description:x,229 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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