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Autore |
Chapman Jane L |
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Titolo |
African and Afro-Caribbean Repatriation, 1919-1922 : Black Voices / / by Jane L. Chapman |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (94 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Great Britain - History |
Social history |
Military history |
Imperialism |
Civilization - History |
History of Britain and Ireland |
Social History |
Military History |
Imperialism and Colonialism |
Cultural History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter One: Interrogating neglected voices -- Chapter Two: Government Attitudes and Indirect Voices -- Chapter Three: Reactions and Minority Voices -- Chapter Four: Repatriation Testimonies as Uncomfortable History -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is the first attempt to analyse records of people of Afro-Caribbean origin who appealed against repatriation during the painful period after Britain's1919 race riots. Revealing personal letters and petitions from the West Indies, West Africa, and the U.K., Jane Chapman demonstrates that conflict adjustment involving individual voices needs to be highlighted. She asks, what was the human environment, the dilemmas and the racist compulsions making transnational experiences |
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in the British Empire so poignant? Analysing both the opinions of civil servants on appellants' statements of hardship and requests for financial help, and the voices of the appellants themselves, this book aims to rediscover black people's hidden heritage. . |
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