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Polish Immigrants in Britain

A Study of Adjustment

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  • © 1956

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Authors:
  1. Jerzy Zubrzycki
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Part of the book series: Studies of Social Life (SOSL, volume 3)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. The Historical Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Political Emigration

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 3-9

    3. Mass Emigration: In Search of Better Economic Opportunities

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 10-29

    4. The Polish Minority Group in Great Britain Historical Background

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 30-47

  3. The Present Polish Community in Great Britan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Circumstances of Arrival, 1940–1950

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 51-61

    3. Vital Statistics of the Polish Community

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 62-71

  4. Factors Affecting Adjustment of the Polish Community

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. The Concept of Adjustment

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 75-86

    3. The British Governmental and Voluntary Agencies

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 87-103

    4. Polish Associations

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 104-121

    5. Polish Catholic Parish Organization

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 122-133

    6. The Polish Press

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 134-150

  5. The Process of Adjustment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Assimilation

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 153-164

    3. Accommodation

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 165-175

    4. Conflict

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 176-189

    5. Summary and Conclusion

      • Jerzy Zubrzycki
      Pages 190-192

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 193-219
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Polish Immigrants in Britain

  • Book Subtitle: A Study of Adjustment

  • Authors: Jerzy Zubrzycki

  • Series Title: Studies of Social Life

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9783-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1956

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-0509-2Published: 31 January 1956

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-9783-0Published: 09 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 219

  • Topics: History, general

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