Good-bye, Piccadilly : British war brides in America / Jenel Virden.
Good-bye, Piccadilly : British war brides in America / Jenel Virden.
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Publisher
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1996.
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N940.5315042/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 177 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Neglected Voices -- 2. The Second World War in Britain -- 3. Overseas Marriages -- 4. Gaining Entry to America -- 5. From the Old World to the New -- 6. Transatlantic Divorce, Paternity, and Incomplete Immigration -- 7. Transitions -- 8. Conceptual Assimilation.
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Publisher
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
And, while the women benefited from special nonrestrictive immigration legislation - and found public welcomes and a good deal of favorable publicity when they arrived - they also had much in common with other immigrant groups, including a strong sense of ethnic identity....
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Good-bye, Piccadilly : British war brides in America / Jenel Virden.
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Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index.
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c1996.
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N940.5315042/9
Record Identifier
74VvD0y2gmll
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvD0y2gmll
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ISBN
025206528X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780252022258 (alk. paper)
0252022254 (alk. paper)
DDC
940.5315042
MMS ID
991005071779702626
