Migrants, Immigration and Diversity in Twentieth-century Northern Ireland: British, Irish or 'Other ?

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- UK Immigration History -- The Northern Ireland Context: Conflict, Division and Violence -- Methodology: Oral History, Memory and Subjectivity -- Case Studies, 'Community' and Intersubjectivity -- Sampling -- Book Structure -- Chapter 2: The Evolution of Northern Irish Immigration: Trends, Statistics and Demographics -- Pre-Twentieth-Century Immigration -- Erasure and Invisibility -- Immigrant Numbers -- The Safeguarding of Employment Act -- Low Immigrant Numbers: Other Explanations -- Self-employment: Finding Economic Niches -- Italian Ice Cream -- Indian Drapers -- Chinese Takeaways -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Myth, Mockery and Invisibility: Public Depictions and Legislative Responses -- Stereotypes and Caricatures -- The Implications of Stereotyping -- Political Attitudes -- 'No Colour Problem' -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Italian Community -- Arrival and Origins -- The Early Decades: Difference and Discrimination -- Sectarian Violence -- Fascism -- World War Two -- Post-War: The Emergence of the Troubles -- Community Legacies: Memory, Identity and Commemoration -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: The Indian Community -- Arrival and Origins -- 'You Don't Pay Attention to That Sort of Thing': Racism in Oral Narratives -- 'A Ringside Seat': Negotiating Sectarianism and Surviving the Troubles -- Gender, Marriage and Family -- Integration Versus Tradition? Combating Cultural Loss -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: The Chinese Community -- Cultural Distance and Caricatures: Constructions of the Chinese in Britain and Northern Ireland -- Racism and Discrimination -- 'Where Are You Really From?' Covert Racism -- State Isolation and Unmet Needs -- Women's Experiences -- 'Counter Civil-Society': Activism and Mobilisation -- Generational Changes.