British immigration policy since 1939 : the making of multi-racial Britain / Ian R.G. Spencer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The origins of multi-racial Britain. A twentieth-century story. The first settled communities, 1850-1939. Government policy and the growth of communities, 1919-39. The Second World War -- 2. Immigration policy in practice, 1945-55. The myth of civis Britannicus, sum. The issue and endorsement of travel documents. Publicity and passages. Stowaways, one-way sailors and unemployed seamen. Asian and black labour and economic recovery, 1945-55. 'Coloured' immigration and the official mind, 1945-55. A policy of obstruction -- 3. The making of policy, 1945-55. A matter of constant concern. The Empire Windrush. The British Nationality Act, 1948. Labour's way, 1945-51. Churchill's way: The battle lines drawn, 1951-4. The international dimension. The first great debate, 1954-5. The reasons why not -- 4. Policy and practice under strain, 1955-62. 'Too many difficulties to proceed now'. The watching brief, November 1955 - July 1958.

Calculating the rate of Asian and black immigration, 1955-62. 1958: the south Asian surge. 1958: the riots. Administrative measures and deportation, 1958-9. The official mind and the search for a justification, 1959-61. Political and popular pressures for change, October 1959 - October 1961 -- 5. The making of multi-racial Britain, 1962-91. The importance of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962. Closing the door: new rules, 1965. East African Asians. The Immigration Act, 1971. The Ugandan exodus. The British Nationality Act, 1981.