title: Migration to Britain:  the significance of a historical approach.
abstract: The author discusses migration to Great Britain since 1945, with a focus on the importance of taking a historical approach in order to understand long-held assumptions regarding migration from the British Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent.  Causes and consequences of non-European migrants being considered members of distinct and inferior races are analyzed.  The author concludes that "when seeking to explain the nature and significance of racism in contemporary Europe, we might usefully begin by focussing on the processes involved in the construction and reproduction of the Nation-State...." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D017691:Caribbean Region; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D007194:India; D009656:North America; D010465:Perception; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D011584:Psychology; D011822:Race Relations; D012940:Social Problems; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Americas; Asia; Attitude; Behavior; Caribbean; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Ethnic Groups; Europe; Historical Survey; India; International Migration; Migration; North America; Northern Europe; Perception; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Race Relations; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Southern Asia; United Kingdom