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The situation of exiles and migrants stands at the crux of the existential, as well as economic-political internationalism of the 20th century. This collection of essays begins by tracing the fundamental presuppositions of socio-cultural encounters arising out of migration in the 17th to 19th centuries. Next, the 20th-century experience of cultural and personal identity faced by those who chose, or were compelled, to leave behind family, homeland, mode of life, and perhaps even language, is explored. Major literary and conematic representations of cross-cultural contact and exchange in modern Europe and its (ex-)colonies are considered, including the relationship between European societies and their new ethnic minorities. Major inter-cultural encounters characteristic of 19th and 20th century Europe are tackled, including the post-colonial relationship between European societies and their new ethnic minorities, in which the descendants of Empire and the new subjects of European economi

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political control & freedoms

• Full title: Exiles and Migrants
• Subtitle: Crossing Thresholds in European Culture and Society
• Author: T. Coulson, Anthony Coulson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 230
• EAN: 9781898723691
• ISBN: 1898723699
• ID: 12479348
• Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
• Weight: 534 g
• Dimensions: 155 × 230 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 1997

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