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1 online resource (ix, 310 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents; List of Tables and Illustrated Material; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One; Chapter Two; The League of Nations Reacts to German-speaking Refugees; Evian Conference; The Relationship between Ireland and Britain in Relation to Policy Development; The Relationship between Ireland and Continental Europe in Relation to Policy Development; Case Study: The International Community in Action as Depicted in the Media-the Incident of the St Louis; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; The Role of the Department of External Affairs; The Role of the Department of Justice |
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The Role of the Department of Industry and CommerceThe Role of G2, a Section of the Department of Defence; Chapter Five; Berlin Legation; Geneva Office, Representative to the League of Nations; The Irish High Commission, London; The Irish Legation in Madrid; The Irish Consulate in New York; The Irish Legation in Paris; The Irish Legation in Rome; Chapter Six; The Work of Individuals; The Work of Educational Institutions; The Work of Religious Groups; The Church of Ireland Jews Society Committee; The Society of St Vincent de Paul; The Religious Society of Friends (The Quakers) |
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The Jewish Community in IrelandIrish Co-ordinating Committee for Refugees (ICCR); Chapter Seven; Opinion Expressed in Ireland Against the German Regime; Opinion Expressed in Ireland in Support of the German Regime; War Hysteria; Irish People React to the Presence of Refugees; Chapter Eight; Religious Background of Applicants for Visas to Ireland; Who Are They? The Refugees in 1943; Who Are They? The New Irish in 1947; Chapter Nine; Post-war Refugees; German-speaking Exiles versus Hungarian Refugees; Appendix; Bibliography; Select Index of Names (Main Text) |
| Summary |
This book investigates the first time Ireland, with an autonomous legislative parliament, met with large inward migration in the modern era. In 1933, Ireland was a young state in its turbulent teens attempting to establish itself on the international stage. The people were scarred by recent memories of revolution, a War of Independence and a civil war, but they had lived through 10 years of relative peace. Two influential statesmen came to power in their respective countries: de Valera in Ireland and Hitler in Germany. Due to the latter, a large scale movement of people began. Ireland, under th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Ireland
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Humanities.
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History.
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Political science & theory.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Refugees
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Ireland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443874694 |
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1443874698 |
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