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

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balint, Ruth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
International Refugee Organization.
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > Europe.
Refugees > Europe > History > 20th century.
Refugees > Government policy > Europe > History > 20th century.
Europe > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Description
Summary:This book examines the efforts and experiences of displaced persons after the Second World War to leave Europe for resettlement through the International Refugee Organization, and the creation of new categories of legitimacy for refugees as immigrants in this period.
Physical Description:xiii, 190 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501760211
1501760211