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The Refuge and the Fortress

Britain and the Persecuted 1933 - 2013

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About this book

The Refuge and the Fortress offers an account of academic refugees in Britain, including those who fled Nazi Germany, and through their testimonies, seeks to understand the qualities they bestowed on their adoptive country. It provides an honest portrayal of the encounters of people from other cultures with the characteristics of the British.

About the author

Jeremy Seabrook has written 40 books on social, economic and environmental issues, most recently, People without History, India's Muslim Ghettos, Consuming Cultures, Globalization and Local Life, A World Growing Old and Children of other Worlds, a comparison of child labour in early industrial London and contemporary Dhaka.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Refuge and the Fortress

  • Book Subtitle: Britain and the Persecuted 1933 - 2013

  • Authors: J. Seabrook

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-32789-5Published: 06 June 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-32786-4Published: 06 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 286

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