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• catalog abstract "As much of the world tried to return to normal living and working patterns after World War II, some 70,000 British women chose to be uprooted from the homeland they knew and loved. These were British war brides, a uniformly young group who by marrying American servicemen became part of the largest single group of female immigrants to the United States. Though the women came to the U.S. from all parts of the British Isles, they were an unusually homogeneous group, averaging 23 years of age, from working- or lower-middle-class families and having completed mandatory schooling to the age of fourteen. For the most part they emigrated alone and didn't move into an existing immigrant population. Jenel Virden draws on records in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and the Public Record Office in London, as well as questionnaires and personal interviews, in relating the women's story. Virden finds that the marriages actually took place in spite of, rather than because of, the war. And, while the women benefited from special nonrestrictive immigration legislation - and found public welcomes and a good deal of favorable publicity when they arrived - they also had much in common with other immigrant groups, including a strong sense of ethnic identity.".
• catalog contributor b9143324.
• catalog created "c1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "c1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
• catalog description "As much of the world tried to return to normal living and working patterns after World War II, some 70,000 British women chose to be uprooted from the homeland they knew and loved. These were British war brides, a uniformly young group who by marrying American servicemen became part of the largest single group of female immigrants to the United States. Though the women came to the U.S. from all parts of the British Isles, they were an unusually homogeneous group, averaging 23 years of age, from working- or lower-middle-class families and having completed mandatory schooling to the age of fourteen. For the most part they emigrated alone and didn't move into an existing immigrant population. Jenel Virden draws on records in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and the Public Record Office in London, as well as questionnaires and personal interviews, in relating the women's story. Virden finds that the marriages actually took place in spite of, rather than because of, the war. And, while the women benefited from special nonrestrictive immigration legislation - and found public welcomes and a good deal of favorable publicity when they arrived - they also had much in common with other immigrant groups, including a strong sense of ethnic identity.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index.".
• catalog description "Neglected voices -- The Second World War in Britain -- Overseas marriages -- Gaining entry -- From the old world to the new -- Transatlantic divorce, paternity, and incomplete immigration -- Transitions -- Conceptual assimilation.".
• catalog extent "xii, 177 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0252022254 (alk. paper)".
• catalog identifier "025206528X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
• catalog isPartOf "Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "c1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "940.53/15042 20".
• catalog subject "British Americans Cultural assimilation.".
• catalog subject "D810.W7 V57 1996".
• catalog subject "War brides Great Britain History 20th century.".
• catalog subject "Women immigrants United States History 20th century.".
• catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Women Great Britain.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Neglected voices -- The Second World War in Britain -- Overseas marriages -- Gaining entry -- From the old world to the new -- Transatlantic divorce, paternity, and incomplete immigration -- Transitions -- Conceptual assimilation.".
• catalog title "Good-bye, Piccadilly : British war brides in America / Jenel Virden.".
• catalog type "text".