Literature, Immigration, and Diaspora in Fin-de-Siecle England

David (University of Southampton) Glover

Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Provides an in-depth history of the 1905 Aliens Act, the first modern law restricting immigration into Britain. It examines the relationship between political debates around 'the alien question' and the figure of 'the Jew' in serious literary texts and popular entertainment, ranging from the realist novel to patriotic melodrama.

ISBN-13
9781107022812
ISBN-10
1107022819
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Publication date
2012-09-24
Pages
240
Dimensions
232x164x21
Weight
506