Bibliograph

The unsettling of Europe, the great migration, 1945 to the present, Peter Gatrell

Type

Label

The unsettling of Europe, the great migration, 1945 to the present, Peter Gatrell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The unsettling of Europe

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Peter Gatrell

Sub title

the great migration, 1945 to the present

Summary

A striking characteristic of modern Europe has been the extreme fluidity of its populations. Whether through war, state policy or a spontaneous personal decision, millions of people have been on the move. Whether trying to escape danger or to find a better life, whether moving from the countryside to the city, or between countries, or from outside Europe altogether, migrants have stood at the heart of the continent's experience. Peter Gatrell's powerful new book is the first which brings together all these stories into one place. He creates a compelling narrative bracketed by two nightmarish periods: the great convulsions that followed from the final defeat of the Third Reich and the mass attempts in the 2010s by migrants to cross the Mediterranean into Europe

Classification