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Author O'Connor, Siobhan, 1978- author.

Title Irish government policy and public opinion towards German-speaking refugees, 1933-1943 / by Siobhán O'Connor.

Publication Info. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 310 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents 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
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)
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.
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Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Ireland.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Humanities.
History.
Political science & theory.
Refugees.
Ireland.
World War (1939-1945)
Chronological Term 1939-1945
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: O'Connor, Siobhan, 1978- Irish government policy and public opinion towards German-speaking refugees, 1933-1943. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017 1443851930 (OCoLC)972263607
ISBN 9781443874694 (electronic book)
1443874698 (electronic book)
1443851930
9781443851930