Literature, Immigration, and Diaspora in Fin-de-Siecle England - A Cultural History of the 1905 Aliens Act

Provides an in-depth history of the 1905 Aliens Act, the first modern law restricting immigration into Britain. It examines the relationship between political debates around 'the alien question' and the figure of 'the Jew' in serious literary texts and popular entertainment, ranging from the realist novel to patriotic melodrama.