Format:
x, 331 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
25 cm
ISBN:
9780674971516
Content:
During the Cold War, millions of refugees left "Red China" to escape economic and political turmoil. Elusive Refuge explores the forgotten history of these refugee movements, explaining why people left, how they moved, and the international reactions to their plight. Linking immigration reforms with the politics of the Cold War, the book focuses on white settler societies - the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa - to explore the tension between a vibrant transnational network of international secular and faith organizations that raised awareness about the plight of refugees in Asia and governments that were alarmed at the prospect of the refugees' arrival.--
Content:
Absent at creation?: the 1951 UN Convention and refugees in Asia -- Border crossings: migrants and the refugee label -- Campaigning for refugees, caring for people: Western humanitarians in colonial Hong Kong -- Troubled times: illegal migration and the refugee subject -- Called to account: photography, Cold War ideals, and the politics of resettlement -- Navigating change: migrants and the regulation of movement -- Humanitarianism in myth and practice: from Hong Kong to Indochina
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Ethnology
Keywords:
China
;
Auswanderung
;
Asyl
;
Geschichte 1949-1979
;
Chinesen
;
Flüchtling
;
Geschichte 1949-1979
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