‘Indésirables’ aus Übersee: Migrant*innen in Luxemburg am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts

New book by Julia Harnoncourt.

In the late 19th century, Luxembourg went from being a country of emigration to one of immigration. As well as migrants from Europe, at least 200 people from the Americas, Africa and Asia settled in Luxembourg up to the beginning of the Second World War. Most of them worked in the steel or construction industry, some were journalists, lawyers or doctors, many were traders and entrepreneurs, and others entertained the people of Luxembourg with their dance, circus or music shows. Several migrants ran into difficulties with immigration enforcement officers because of their communist or anarchist political views, and like those suspected of vagrancy, they were often threatened with expulsion. In this book, researcher Julia Harnoncourt tells the stories of some of these migrants, together with others who arrived in Luxembourg but never intended to settle there on a long-term basis. Through their individual stories, she paints a broader picture of both the history of migration and the history of international relations in Luxembourg. 

The book has been published in German by capybarabooks in collaboration with the C²DH.