Refugee Politics in Early Modern Europe /
<B>Refugees have existed since ancient times but it was in the early modern era that they first became a distinct social and political category. This open access book maps the early modern 'invention of the refugee' and in the process uncovers their impact on local, regional, and tra...
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2024.
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | <B>Refugees have existed since ancient times but it was in the early modern era that they first became a distinct social and political category. This open access book maps the early modern 'invention of the refugee' and in the process uncovers their impact on local, regional, and transnational politics. </b> With case studies ranging from Scandinavia to the Maghreb, <i>Refugee Politics in Early Modern Europe</i> traces how refugees transformed Europe. Topics explored include: the development of refugees as a political group in early modern societies; the role of displaced minorities in forging humanitarian networks; and the impact of refugees on migration management and imperialism. Most notably, this collection of essays moves beyond discussions of expulsion and flight to shine a spotlight on how states responded critically and constitutionally to refugees - as a means of galvanizing social groups, reinforcing identities, promoting activities, and expanding bureaucratic reach. The result is a sophisticated comparative study of migration, identity, power and politics which will be vital reading to all scholars of early modern Europe. <i>The open access edition of this book is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).</i> |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781350307711 1350307718 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350307711 |