Sanctuary Denied : Refugees from the Third Reich and Newfoundland Immigration Policy 1906-1949
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Social and Economic Studies
ISBN-10
0919666752
ISBN-13
9780919666757
Publisher
Memorial University Press
Imprint
ISER Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1992
Print length
312 Pages
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 2.20 cms
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An incisive investigation of Newfoundland immigration before 1949 challenges assumptions about the island's culturally distinct society. It reveals how a liberal refugee law coexisted with strict policies that excluded non-British newcomers, prompting a critical reexamination of early nation-building efforts.
This is the first book-length inquiry into Newfoundland immigration prior to Confederation in 1949. Sanctuary Denied sheds new light on the preservation of Newfoundland's culturally "distinct" homogeneous society and its endemic difficulties. Refuting a widespread assumption that pre-Confederation Newfoundland was unable to attract immigrants, Dr. Bassler identifies numerous requests involving thousands of potential immigrants eager to move to Newfoundland in the half century prior to Confederation. Despite the existence of a uniquely liberal refugee law from 1906 to 1949, Newfoundland immigration policy developed a tradition of refusing asylum to all refugees and of deporting and excluding non-British immigrants as undesirable. The analysis of this immigration record raises intriguing questions about the legacy of nation-building in Newfoundland.
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