The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent
An acclaimed historian examines postwar migration's fundamental role in shaping modern Europe

Migration is perhaps the most pressing issue of our time, and it has completely decentered European politics in recent years. But as we consider the current refugee crisis, acclaimed historian Peter Gatrell reminds us that the history of Europe has always been one of people on the move.

The end of World War II left Europe in a state of confusion with many Europeans virtually stateless. Later, as former colonial states gained national independence, colonists and their supporters migrated to often-unwelcoming metropoles. The collapse of communism in 1989 marked another fundamental turning point.

Gatrell places migration at the center of post-war European history, and the aspirations of migrants themselves at the center of the story of migration. This is an urgent history that will reshape our understanding of modern Europe.

1129473045
The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent
An acclaimed historian examines postwar migration's fundamental role in shaping modern Europe

Migration is perhaps the most pressing issue of our time, and it has completely decentered European politics in recent years. But as we consider the current refugee crisis, acclaimed historian Peter Gatrell reminds us that the history of Europe has always been one of people on the move.

The end of World War II left Europe in a state of confusion with many Europeans virtually stateless. Later, as former colonial states gained national independence, colonists and their supporters migrated to often-unwelcoming metropoles. The collapse of communism in 1989 marked another fundamental turning point.

Gatrell places migration at the center of post-war European history, and the aspirations of migrants themselves at the center of the story of migration. This is an urgent history that will reshape our understanding of modern Europe.

35.0 In Stock
The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent

The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent

by Peter Gatrell
The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent

The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent

by Peter Gatrell

Hardcover

$35.00 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 1-2 days.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

An acclaimed historian examines postwar migration's fundamental role in shaping modern Europe

Migration is perhaps the most pressing issue of our time, and it has completely decentered European politics in recent years. But as we consider the current refugee crisis, acclaimed historian Peter Gatrell reminds us that the history of Europe has always been one of people on the move.

The end of World War II left Europe in a state of confusion with many Europeans virtually stateless. Later, as former colonial states gained national independence, colonists and their supporters migrated to often-unwelcoming metropoles. The collapse of communism in 1989 marked another fundamental turning point.

Gatrell places migration at the center of post-war European history, and the aspirations of migrants themselves at the center of the story of migration. This is an urgent history that will reshape our understanding of modern Europe.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780465093618
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 08/27/2019
Pages: 576
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Peter Gatrell is a renowned historian of modern migration and a professor of economic history at the University of Manchester. He is the author of six previous books on migration history and modern European history. He lives in Manchester, England.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations vii

Acknowledgements ix

Maps xiii

Introduction: A European Retrospective 1

Part 1 Violent Peacetime, Cold War Rivalry, Rebuilding Europe, 1945-1956 17

1 Forced Migration in Europe: Changing Places 19

2 Migrants in Limbo: Displaced Persons in Postwar Europe 35

3 People Adrift: Expellees and Refugees 51

4 Rebuilding Western Europe: Adventures in Migration 69

5 Building Communism in Eastern Europe 87

Part 2 Decolonisation, Guest Workers, and Economic Growth, 1956-1973 105

6 Migrants of Decolonisation 107

7 French Revolution: Decolonisation, Migration, Modernisation 124

8 Guest Workers in West Germany: Migration, Miracles, and Missing Out 142

9 Unsettling the European Periphery: Migration to the UK 159

10 Migrants Under Communism 177

Part 3 European Odysseys, 1973-1989 195

11 A Dual Challenge: Recession and Asylum in Europe 197

12 Unsettling Southern Europe 214

13 'Melting Pot' or 'Salad Bowl'? Public Opinion and Government Policy 232

14 Migrants in Western Europe: Living in a Cold Climate 249

Part 4 Reordering Europe and Managing Migration, 1989-2008 269

15 The End of Communism: Picking Up the Pieces 271

16 Reunification, Migration, and German Society 288

17 Together in Disharmony: The Death of Yugoslavia 304

18 Managing Migration and Asylum in the New European Union 320

19 Privileged Lives, Precarious Lives 339

Part 5 Whither Europe, Whither Migrants? 2008 to the Present 357

20 Europe, Nation-States, and Migrants Since 2008 359

21 Another Europe: Borders, Routes, Migrant Lives 377

22 Belief, Bodies, and Behaviour 395

23 Owning the Past: Migration, Memory, Museum 412

24 Arab Spring, European Winter 427

Conclusion 445

Notes 457

Index 525

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews