Destination elsewhere : displaced persons and their quest to leave postwar Europe
Balint, Ruth2021
Book
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Author:
Balint, Ruth, author
Imprint:
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.©2021
Collation:
xiii, 190 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Telling the Truth in Postwar Europe"There Has Been a Lot of Dirt Here" : Denunciations and AccusationsHousewives and Opportunists : Categorizing DP Women and WivesUnaccompanied Children and Unfit MothersThe Children Left Behind"The top-heavy slow-turning wheel" : From Europe to AustraliaAddress Unknown : Tracing the DisappearedConclusion : History off the Leash.
ISBN:
9781501760211 (hbk)9781501760211 (hardback)
Dewey class:
940.53145940.53
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
778481
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -History | HISTORY 940.53 BALI | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -History | HISTORY 940.53 BALI | Available |