02562cam a22003494a 4500 113662 20230410120745.0 100831s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 16440970 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2010037096 9781107002401 (hardback) DLC DLC DLC eng pcc HV 640 G261f 2011 362.87/809045 Gatrell, Peter. Free world? : the campaign to save the world's refugees, 1956-63 / Peter Gatrell. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. xiv, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "Free World? is a major contribution to the transnational history of humanitarianism in the postwar world. Peter Gatrell shows how and why the UN, NGOs, governments and individuals embarked on a unique campaign, World Refugee Year (1959-1960), in response to global refugee crises, particularly in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Adopted by nearly one hundred countries, the campaign galvanised public opinion and raised money by enlisting celebrities, using the mass media, and recreating 'refugee camps' in the affluent West. Free World? assesses the causes and consequences of the refugee crises, locates the campaign in the broader geopolitical context of the Cold War and decolonisation and shows how it helped to inspire subsequent campaigns such as Amnesty International and Freedom from Hunger. Ultimately the book asks how those who are in a more privileged position might better reflect on their responsibilities towards refugees in the modern world"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Free World?; 2. Sites of confrontation, crucibles of displacement: towards World Refugee Year; 3. World Refugee Year: the politics of a global campaign; 4. World Refugee Year presences and absences; 5. Bricks or dynamite? Achievements, disappointments, opportunities; Conclusion. Global politics, humanitarianism and refugees in the modern era. Refugees International cooperation History 20th century. World Refugee Year, 1959-1960. Refugiados. Problemas sociales. Año Mundial de los Refugiados, 1959-1960. Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/02401/cover/9781107002401.jpg 51254 51254 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HV 640 G261f 2011 00000106360 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk