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Uprooted and unwanted : Bosnian refugees in Austria and the United States /

"The aftermath of the Bosnian conflicts has left many refugees needing to establish new lives, often in radically different cultures. In Uprooted and Unwanted, Barbara Franz offers a look at how these refugees have fared in two representative cities - Vienna and New York City." "Betwe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Franz, Barbara, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2005.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 series on Eastern Europe.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The aftermath of the Bosnian conflicts has left many refugees needing to establish new lives, often in radically different cultures. In Uprooted and Unwanted, Barbara Franz offers a look at how these refugees have fared in two representative cities - Vienna and New York City." "Between 1991 and 2001, some 30,000 Bosnian refugees settled in Austria, and 120,000 found their way to the United States. Franz focuses on the strategies, skills, and informal networks used by Bosnian refugees, particularly women, to adapt to official policies and administrative practices in their host societies. Her analysis concludes that historically inaccurate ideas on how to deal with displaced persons have led to policies in both Europe and North America that have adversely affected those whose lives have been devastated by war."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 208 pages) : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-199) and index.
ISBN:9781603446556
1603446559