Destination elsewhere : displaced persons and their quest to leave postwar Europe

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"This book examines the efforts and experiences of displaced persons after the Second World War to leave Europe for resettlement through the International Refugee Organisation, and the creation of new categories of legitimacy for refugees as immigrants in this period"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Balint, Ruth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, [New York] Cornell University Press 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
International Refugee Organization.
International Refugee Organization
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > Europe.
Refugees > Europe > History > 20th century.
Refugees > Government policy > Europe > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Réfugiés > Europe.
Réfugiés > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Réfugiés > Politique gouvernementale > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / Military / World War II
Emigration and immigration
Refugees
Refugees > Government policy
Europe > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Europe > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Europe
Refugee history before 1951, The International Refugee Organization, Postwar migration to australia, The international tracing service and displaced persons, modern refugee crisis,.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Telling the Truth in Postwar Europe
  • "There Has Been a Lot of Dirt Here" : Denunciations and Accusations
  • Housewives and Opportunists : Categorizing DP Women and Wives
  • Unaccompanied Children and Unfit Mothers
  • The Children Left Behind
  • "The top-heavy slow-turning wheel" : From Europe to Australia
  • Address Unknown : Tracing the Disappeared
  • Conclusion : History off the Leash

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