Outcast Europe: Refugees and Relief Workers in an Era of Total War 1936-48 Contributor(s): Gemie, Sharif (Author), Humbert, Laure (Author), Reid, Fiona (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441115455 ISBN-13: 9781441115454 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Social History |
Dewey: 940.531 |
LCCN: 2011501150 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" (1.50 lbs) 344 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The period of the 'long' Second World War (1936-1948) was marked by mass movements of diverse populations: 60 million people either fled or were forced from their homes. This book considers the Spanish Republicans fleeing Franco's Spain in 1939, the French civilians trying to escape the Nazi invasion in 1940, and the millions of people displaced or expelled by the forces of Hitler's Third Reich. Throughout this period state and voluntary organisations were created to take care of the homeless and the displaced. National organisations dominated until the end of the war; afterwards, international organisations - the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency and the International Refugee Organisation - were formed to deal with what was clearly an international problem. |