In a new special edition of Immigrants & Minorities historians explore the reception of Belgian refugees in Britain during the First World War. The collection stems from a conference at the University of Stirling in September 2014 and includes a number of case studies addressing the experiences of Belgians in a variety of regions and localities from leading researchers, including Gateways Network Member Dr Rebecca Gill (University of Huddersfield).
Edited by Dr Jacqueline Jenkinson (University of Stirling), the collection is free to access via the Taylor & Francis website.
Contents:
- Introduction - Soon gone, long forgotten: uncovering British responses to Belgian refugees during the First World War - Jacqueline Jenkinson
- Belgian exiles, the British and the Great War: the Birtley Belgians of Elisabethville – Daniel Laqua
- ‘Brave little Belgium’ arrives in Huddersfield ... voluntary action, local politics and the history of international relief work – Rebecca Gill
- The Pelabon Munitions works and the Belgian village on the Thames: community and forgetfulness in outer-metropolitan suburbs – Christophe Declercq and Helen Baker
- Administering relief: Glasgow Corporation’s support for Scotland’s c. 20,000 Belgian refugees – Jacqueline Jenkinson
- ‘Come and find sanctuary in Eire’. The experiences of Ireland’s Belgian refugees during the First World War – William Buck
- Finding Belgian refugees in Cymru1914.org: using digital resources for uncovering the hidden histories of the First World War in Wales – Lorna Hughes
