Mapping Foreign Migration to Belgium. The digitization of the index cards of the Belgian Aliens’ Police (1832-1889)

Migration caused a lot of turmoil in recent years. Large numbers of people have travelled to Europe in search of a better life. Governments have fallen and political parties have risen or crashed based on their policies concerning these “migration crises”. But how exceptional are these migration tre...

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Main Author: Sarah Heynssens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2020-10-01
Series:Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis
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Online Access:https://openjournals.nl/index.php/tseg/article/view/8420