Refugees and the end of empire: imperial collapse and forced migration in the twentieth century

An examination of the relationship between imperial collapse, the emergence of successor nationalism, the exclusion of ethnic groups and the refugee experience. Written by both established authorities and younger scholars, this book offers a unique international comparative approach to the study of refugees atthe end of empire PANIKOS PANAYI is Professor of European History at De Montfort University, UK. His publications include: 'Life and Death in a German Town: Osnabrück from the Weimar Republic to World War Two and Beyond',' Spicing Up Britain: The Multicultural History of British Food', and 'An Immigration History of Britain: Multicultural Racism Since c1800'. . PIPPA VIRDEE is a Senior Lecturer in History at De Montfort University, UK. Her publications include 'Coming to Coventry: Stories from the South Asian Pioneers'.' 'Her recent research has been women's experiences of Partition in Pakistan. INDICE: - Preface: Key Themes, Concepts and Rationale; 'P.Panayi '& 'P.Virdee' - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Imperial Collapse and the Creation of Refugees in Twentieth Century Europe; 'P.Panayi' - The End of European Colonial Empires and Forced Migration: Some Comparative Case Studies; 'I.Talbot' - The Tragedy of the Rimlands, Nation-state Formation and the Destruction of Imperial Peoples, 1912-1948; 'M.Levene - 'PART II: IMPERIAL COLLAPSE IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLEEAST - Fantasies of Ethnic Unmixing: 'Population Transfer' and the End of Empire in Europe; 'M.Frank - 'Displacing Empire: Refugee Welfare, National Activism and State Legitimacy in Austria-Hungary in World War One; 'J.Thorpe - 'Armenian Women Refugees at the End of Empire: Strategies of Survival; 'V.Rowe - 'Social Cohesion in an Impermanent Landscape: Dispossession and Forced Migrationin the Arab Middle East; 'D.Chatty' - PART III: THE CONSEQUENCES AND LEGACY OF BRITISH IMPERIAL COLLAPSE - Dissident Memories: Exploring Bengali Refugee Narratives in the Andaman Islands; 'U.Sen' - Escape from Violence: The 1947 Partition of India and Migration: The Experience of Kashmiri Muslim Refugees; 'I.Chatta' - 'No Home but in Memory': The Legacies of Colonial Rule in the Punjab;'P.Virdee' - 'Green for Come': Moving to York as a Ugandan Asian Refugee; 'E.Robertson' - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Conclusion and Legacies; 'P.Panayi' &' P.Virdee' - Bibliography -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22747-7
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 17/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés