Publication
Title
The Pelabon Munitions works and the Belgian village on the Thames : community and forgetfulness in outer-metropolitan suburbs
Author
Abstract
West of London in Richmond and Twickenham, 6000 Belgian refugees developed a flourishing social life, drawn in the context of the national shell crisis by employment opportunities at the Pelabon Munitions Works. This article asks why Belgian community life was richer here than almost anywhere else, and explores the significance of refugees social interaction for their class and other group identities. Finally, the article seeks to explain why this vast community became completely forgotten locally.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Immigrants & minorities. - London
Publication
London : 2016
ISSN
0261-9288
DOI
10.1080/02619288.2016.1174585
Volume/pages
34 :2 (2016) , p. 151-170
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
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Creation 10.11.2016
Last edited 07.10.2022
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