These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen
movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. The
phenomenon of postcolonial migration affected not only European nations,
but also the United States, Japan and post-Soviet Russia. The political
and societal reactions to the unexpected and often unwelcome migrants
was significant to postcolonial migrants' identity politics and how
these influenced metropolitan debates about citizenship, national
identity and colonial history. The contributors explore the historical
background and contemporary significance of these migrations and discuss
the ethnic and class composition and the patterns of integration of the
migrant population.