Island Refuge: Britain and Refugees from the Third Reich 1933-1939 / Edition 1

by A.J. Sherman

Overview

The acrimonious debate over British policy towards refugees from the Nazi régime has scarcely died down even now, some 60 years later. Bitter charges of indifference and lack of feeling are still levelled at politicians and civil servants, and the assertion is made that Great Britain's record on refugee matters is shabby and unworthy of its liberal traditions. Island Refuge is the definitive account of a largely unexplored and still highly controversial episode in twentieth-century history. This reprinted edition contains a new preface discussing historiographical developments since the first edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714645735
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/1994
Edition description:	2nd ed
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

American Historical Review- This book should remain the most authoritative account of British policy towards the refugees from the Third Reich.Shofar- the book is written with a rare felicity: it is a pleasure to read

Editorial Reviews

The first edition (1973: Yankee Rover Inc.) was based on then newly- released official documents and explored the development of the British Government's refugee policy, concluding that its record in dealing with refugees of the Third Reich had been "comparatively compassionate, even generous." Recent commentators have asserted that more could and should have been done. This edition is updated with the author's discussion of the historical fallacy of hindsight and the importance of weighing the record in its historical context. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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