"Just like other students" : reception of the 1956 Hungarian refugee students in Britain / by Magda Czigány.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Czigány, Magda, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hungarian students--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Hungarian students.

Political refugees--Hungary--History--20th century.

Political refugees.

Political refugees--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Hungary--History--Revolution, 1956--Foreign public opinion, British.

Hungary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on extensive archival research and in-depth interviews with former refugee students, the author has painted a detailed picture of how and why the students came to Britain after the failure of the 1956 revolution. She chronicles their studies and achievements and their attempts to adapt to British society and recalls the extraordinary welcome extended to them by British higher educational institutions as well as the magnanimous response by the people of Britain to the appeal to raise fun...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; CHAPTER I; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; CHAPTER VI; CHAPTER VII; CHAPTER VIII; CHAPTER IX; CHAPTER X; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; SELECTED SOURCES; INDEX OF NAMES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-33402-6

9786612334023

1-4438-0683-8

OCLC:

827209233