A. T. Lane Knihy

In contemporary Britain there are substantial ethnic minorities of Polish and Baltic origin, who arrived here shortly after World War II. Using official records and the words of survivors and their children, the author explores the reasons for their savage uprooting at the hands of Stalin and Hitler, their subsequent odysseys, and the reasons for their resettlement in Britain. This is a study of totalitarianism, political asylum, and the relationship of ethnic minorities to the host society, combining first-hand accounts with historical analysis.

The book examines the political, social and economic consequences of the most recent enlargement of the European Union, including likely effects of this enlargement on the EU itself."Thomas Lane" is senior lecturer in History and Head of the Department of European Studies at the University of Bradford (UK). He is Deputy Chair of its Baltic Research Unit."Elzbieta Stadtmller" is a researcher at the Institute of International Studies, University of Wroc?aw (Poland).