Race, Gender and the Body in British Immigration Control
Author | : E. Smith |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2014-07-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 1349447714 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781349447718 |
Rating | : 4/5 (718 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Race, Gender and the Body in British Immigration Control by : E. Smith
Download or read book Race, Gender and the Body in British Immigration Control written by E. Smith and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the practice of virginity testing endured by South Asian women who wished to enter Britain between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, and places this practice into a wider historical context. Using recently opened government documents the extent to which these women were interrogated and scrutinized at the border is uncovered.