Whitewashing Britain: Race and Citizenship in the Postwar Era 9781501729331

Kathleen Paul challenges the usual explanation for the racism of post-war British policy. According to standard historio

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Whitewashing Britain

WHITEWASHING

BRITAIN Race and Citizenship in the Postwar Era KATHLEEN pAUL

Cornell University Press Ithaca and London

Copyright© 1997 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14-850. First published 1997 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 1997

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Paul, Kathleen, 1964Whitewashing Britain : race and citizenship in the postwar era I Kathleen Paul. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-o-Soi+-8+4-0-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: o-8oi+-8++o-s (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Great Britain- Emigration and immigration -Government policy 2. Citizenship-Great Britain. 3. Racism-Great Britain. +·Great Britain- Politics and government- I945-I96+. I. Title. JV7633.P38 1997 32j ..