{"product_id":"9780141984797","title":"The Unsettling of Europe : The Great Migration, 1945 to the Present by Peter Gatrell","description":"WINNER OF THE LAURA SHANNON PRIZE 2021 AND ITALY'S CHERASCO HISTORY PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE 2020A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019Migrants  have stood at the heart of modern Europe's experience, whether trying to escape danger, to find a better life or as a result of  deliberate policy, whether moving from the countryside to the city, or  between countries, or from outside the continent altogether.  Peter  Gatrell's powerful new book is the first to bring these stories together  into one place. He creates a compelling narrative bracketed by two  nightmarish periods: the great convulsions following the fall of the  Third Reich and the mass attempts in the 2010s by migrants to cross the  Mediterranean into Europe.    The Unsettling of Europe is a  new history of the continent, charting the ever-changing arguments  about the desirability or otherwise of migrants and their central role  in Europe's post-1945 prosperity. Gatrell is as fascinating on the giant  movements of millions (such as the epic waves of German migration) to  that of much smaller groups, such as the Karelians, Armenians, Moluccans  or Ugandan Asians. Above all he has written a book that makes the  reader deeply aware of the many extraordinary journeys taken by  countless individuals in pursuit of work, safety and dignity, all the  time.   This is a landmark book on a subject that, decade by decade, will always haunt Europe.   'Peter Gatrell has produced a tour de force ... This important and timely work on one of the most challenging issues in modern Europe deserves to be widely read' Ian Kershaw\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56225244217717,"sku":"9780141984797","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141984797.jpg?v=1762229352","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141984797","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}